Contralateral Occlusion Does Not Predispose to Higher Stroke Rates after Carotid Endarterectomy

Multiple small studies have suggested that contralateral internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion is associated with higher stroke rates after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) than when contralateral ICA is not occluded. This situation has therefore been designated as a “high-risk” situation and been established as a criterion for carotid stenting. Our objective was to use a large multi-institutional clinical database to assess the effect of contralateral ICA occlusion on 30-day stroke and death after CEA.
Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Abstracts Accepted for Presentation During the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society Source Type: research