Carotid artery stenting in nonagenarians: are there benefits in surgically treating this high risk population?

Conclusions
CAS in nonagenarian patients carried increased risk of perioperative ischemic events, compared with contemporary trial results in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. Further, mean survival time postprocedure fell short of guidelines for receiving procedural benefit. Although larger scale multicenter research is needed, we recommend careful consideration of overall health status when contemplating stenting in nonagenarians.

Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - February 12, 2015 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Wach, M. M., Dumont, T. M., Shakir, H. J., Snyder, K. V., Hopkins, L. N., Levy, E. I., Siddiqui, A. H. Tags: Editor''s choice, Ischemic stroke Source Type: research