Surgical Treatment for Carotid Stenoses with Highly Calcified Plaques

Conclusions: Carotid stenoses with HCP (calcium score ≥420) treated by CAS showed a disadvantage in the degree of stent expansion compared to carotid stenoses with LCP, suggesting that CEA may be recommended as a surgical option.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - December 27, 2012 Category: Neurology Authors: Hiroyuki Katano, Mitsuhito Mase, Yusuke Nishikawa, Kazuo Yamada Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research