Carotid Stenting without Embolic Protection Increases Major Adverse Events: Analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program [INTERVENTIONAL]

CONCLUSIONS:
Lack of embolic protection device use during carotid artery stent placement is associated with a 4-fold increase in the likelihood of perioperative stroke. Nevertheless, nearly one-quarter of patients in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program underwent unprotected carotid artery stent placement. Efforts targeting improved embolic protection device use during carotid artery stent placement are warranted.

Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology - July 13, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Nazari, P., Golnari, P., Hurley, M. C., Shaibani, A., Ansari, S. A., Potts, M. B., Jahromi, B. S. Tags: INTERVENTIONAL Source Type: research