Early Endarterectomy Carries a Lower Procedural Risk Than Early Stenting in Patients With Symptomatic Stenosis of the Internal Carotid Artery [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—In randomized trials comparing stenting with CEA for symptomatic carotid artery stenosis, CAS was associated with a substantially higher periprocedural risk during the first 7 days after the onset of symptoms. Early surgery is safer than stenting for preventing future stroke.Clinical Trial Registration—URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00190398; URL: http://www.controlled-trials.com. Unique identifier: ISRCTN57874028; Unique identifier: ISRCTN25337470; URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00004732.

Source: Stroke - May 22, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Barbara Rantner, Barbara Kollerits, Gary S. Roubin, Peter A. Ringleb, Olaf Jansen, George Howard, Jeroen Hendrikse, Alison Halliday, John Gregson, Hans-Henning Eckstein, David Calvet, Richard Bulbulia, Leo H. Bonati, Jean-Pierre Becquemin, Ale Algra, Mart Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Cerebrovascular Procedures Original Contributions Source Type: research