Prolonged Autonomic Fluctuation Derived from Parasympathetic Hypertonia after Carotid Endarterectomy but not Stenting

Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a standard treatment for carotid artery stenosis, but the incidence after periprocedural myocardial infarction (MI) is not negligible. The mechanism for the higher risk of MI following CEA compared with the carotid artery stenting (CAS) is unclear. We hypothesized that it may be explained by different autonomic nervous responses.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 23, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Mari Amino, Masataka Nakano, Takashi Komatsu, Reisuke Yoshizawa, Fusanori Kunugita, Ken Kiyono, Norihiko Shinozaki, Kuniaki Ogasawara, Yoshihiro Morino, Koichiro Yoshioka, Yuji Ikari Source Type: research