Perioperative Stroke in Carotid Artery Stenting as a Surrogate Marker and Predictor for 30-day Postprocedural Mortality & #8211; A Pooled Analysis of 156,000 Patients with Carotid Artery Disease

Conclusions: Perioperative stroke drastically increases the risk of 30-day mortality. The occurrence of perioperative stroke exhibited high specificity but modest sensitivity in predicting 30-day mortality following CAS. This highlights the importance of neurophysiologic monitoring to detect intraoperative cerebral ischemia and perform timely interventions.

Source: Neurology India - December 19, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Ahmed M Altibi Eyad E Saca Harbir Dhillon Parthasarathy D Thirumala Source Type: research