Safety Outcome of Carotid Artery Stenting in Long Carotid Lesion with Proximal versus Distal Embolic Protection Devices (P3.077)

Conclusions:Patients with carotid lesion length >10mm undergoing CAS with PPD shows a trend to better safety outcomes including perioperative stroke than patients with DPD. A larger prospective study is needed to confirm this finding.Disclosure: Dr. Saini has nothing to disclose. Dr. Atchaneeyasakul has nothing to disclose. Dr. Goswami has nothing to disclose. Dr. Ambekar has nothing to disclose. Dr. Ramdas has nothing to disclose. Dr. Guada has nothing to disclose. Dr. Yavagal has received personal compensation for activities with Medtronic and Guidepoint as a consultant.

Source: Neurology - April 17, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Saini, V., Atchaneeyasakul, K., Goswami, A., Ambekar, S., Ramdas, K., Guada, L., Yavagal, D. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology ePoster Session Source Type: research