Real world experience of extracranial carotid artery interventions for atherosclerotic disease during a 10-year period.

CONCLUSIONS: Carotid interventions remain durable treatment methods of carotid disease. Long-term outcomes regarding mortality, restenosis, and risk of stroke or MACE are similar between CAS and CEA for asymptomatic patients. Symptomatic presentation may be associated with higher rates of restenosis after CEA and higher rate of mortality and MACE after CAS, however larger studies are needed to clarify this issue.
PMID: 30418006 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: International Angiology - November 14, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Int Angiol Source Type: research