Safety of Carotid Revascularization During the Acute Period of Neurological Symptom Onset in Women

Benefit from carotid revascularization is supposed to be lower in women due to increased periprocedural risks. The aim of this study was to investigate the risk of stroke/death after carotid intervention in women treated within 15 days from last neurological event.

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - May 4, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Paola De Rango, Gioele Simonte, Virginia J. Howard, Luca Farchioni, Enrico Cieri, Valeria Caso, Selena Pelliccia, Massimo Lenti Source Type: research