[Hemodynamic depression in carotid artery stent without angioplasty].

CONCLUSION. The incidence of hemodynamic depression is low when carotid stenting procedure is performed without balloon angioplasty. The incidence of neurological complications post procedure was also low. This report highlights the need for performing randomized trials comparing both techniques.
PMID: 23400646 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Revista de Neurologia - February 16, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Garcia-Nielsen L, Carreira JM, Rabellino M, Baldi S, Zander T, Gude F, Pumar JM, Maynar-Moliner M Tags: Rev Neurol Source Type: research