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- Title
Simultaneous Bilateral Carotid Stenting in One Session in High-Risk Patients.
- Authors
Wang, Yao-Hung; Hsieh, Hong-Jen; Lee, Chung-Wei; Chen, Ya-Fang; Jeng, Jiann-Shing; Liu, Hon-Man
- Abstract
The authors report their experience in treating a group of 6 high-risk patients with severe bilateral carotid disease by carotid artery stenting in a single session. The patients were men aged 53 to 83 years. All had bilateral, synchronous, symptomatic ischemic disease. Five of the 6 patients had severe bilateral carotid stenoses due to atherosclerotic disease: the sixth had a dissecting aneurysm on one side. All were treated with self-expandable stents: a distal protection device was used. All stenting procedures were technically successful. Stenoses averaged 84 ± 8% before the procedure and 10 ± 7% after. No procedure-related complications occurred and no 30-day postoperative complications were found. One patient experienced bradhycardia and hypotension for 1 day and was treated medically. After careful preparation and perioperative procedures in a selected group of patients, simultaneous bilateral carotid stenting procedures are feasible when required and appear to be relatively safe.
- Subjects
CAROTID artery stenosis; CAROTID artery diseases; SURGICAL stents; ISCHEMIA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ANEURYSMS; PATIENTS
- Publication
Journal of Neuroimaging, 2008, Vol 18, Issue 3, p252
- ISSN
1051-2284
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1552-6569.2007.00208.x