Influence of Stent Design and Use of Protection Devices on Outcome of Carotid Artery Atenting: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Data

Pooled data of 1557 patients treated with stents in three randomized controlled trials (RCTs; EVA-3S, SPACE, ICSS) comparing carotid artery stenting (CAS) vs carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for symptomatic disease.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - August 22, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: F. Wodarg, E.L. Turner, J. Dobson, P.A. Ringleb, W.P. Mali, G. Fraedrich Tags: Closed-cell stents are associated with lower risk of stroke or death with carotid artery stenting but filter-type protection devices are not Source Type: research