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Effect of high-dose strong statin for preventing periprocedural ischemic complications of carotid artery stenting
This study assessed the safety and usefulness of pretreatment using a high-dose strong statin (HDSS) to reduce the periprocedural ischemic complications of CAS. We analyzed 117 carotid lesions treated by CAS that were evaluated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) within 48 h after the procedure. For 67 lesions, an HDSS (rosuvastatin 20 mg or atorvastatin 40 mg daily) were prescribed from at least 14 days before CAS to at least 14 days after procedure (HDSS group). Clinical and angiographic data, as well as in-hospital outcomes, of the HDSS group were retrospecti vely compared with 50 lesions with conventional treat...
Source: Heart and Vessels - January 9, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
