E-050 last chance carotid stenting: treatment and outcomes of carotid artery stenting in very high risk patients

ConclusionsOur study indicates that CAS can be safely performed in patients considered too high-risk for CEA and who were referred to our center as such by their physicians.DisclosuresJ. Lozano: None. F. Massari: None. C. Brooks: None. M. Perras: None. M. Howk: None. M. Gounis: 1; C; NIH, Philips Healthcare, Covidien/eV3 Neurovascular, Codman Neurovascular, Stryker Neurovascular, Wyss Institute, Tay Sachs Foundation. 2; C; Stryker Neurovascular. N. Henninger: None. A. Wakhloo: 1; C; Phillips Healthcare Medical. 2; C; Stryker. 3; C; Harvard Postgraduate Course, Miami Baptist Vascular Institute. A. Puri: 1; C; Stryker. 2; C; Codman, Covidien.

Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - July 26, 2015 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Lozano, J., Massari, F., Brooks, C., Perras, M., Howk, M., Gounis, M., Henninger, N., Wakhloo, A., Puri, A. Tags: SNIS 12th Annual Meeting Electronic Poster Abstracts Source Type: research