Mortalité et morbidité d'une série consécutive de revascularisations chirurgicales carotidiennes chez l'octogénaire

Multicentric prospective studies, which have determined current recommendations for carotid surgery, did not include patients aged 79 years and older. In this particular population, the good results observed in our institution in the symptomatic carotid stenosis group would support the use of surgical treatment. The perioperative death and stroke rate observed for the asymptomatic group, clearly superior to current recommendations, suggests in our experience and especially for ASA ≥ 3, an individual evaluation to determinate the best indication.