Carotid Stent Fractures are not Associated with Adverse Events: Results from the ACT 1 Multicenter Randomized Trial.

Conclusions -In this large, independently-adjudicated, multicenter study, the stent fracture rate was low and not associated with major adverse clinical events or in-stent restenosis. Clinical Trial Registration -URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov Unique Identifier: NCT00106938. PMID: 28982691 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28982691?dopt=Abstract

Source: Circulation - October 5, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Weinberg I, Beckman JA, Matsumura JS, Rosenfield K, Ansel G, Chaturvedi S, Gray WA, Metzger DC, Riles TS, Shu Y, Wechsler LR, Jaff MR Tags: Circulation Source Type: research