Carotid Endarterectomy After Intracranial Endovascular Thrombectomy for Acute Ischaemic Stroke in Patients with Carotid Artery Stenosis

Introduction: Recent randomised controlled trials have demonstrated the benefit of intracranial endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in acute ischaemic stroke with large vessel occlusion, and the number of EVTs has increased rapidly. There are no data on how to treat concomitant extracranial carotid artery stenosis after EVT. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome in stroke patients treated with carotid endarterectomy (CEA) after successful EVT, comparing complication rates to stroke patients undergoing CEA as a single procedure.
Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research