Efecto de la trombosis carotídea en el comportamiento hemodinámico de la estenosis contralateral: criterios para su determinación

The fact of having a contralateral occlusion of the ICA produces some overestimation or underestimation of the ipsilatral carotid stenosis degree following the classic criteria. This problem can be reduced using a ratio > 1.3 and a PSV > 115 cm/s. Each laboratory should perform an objective evaluation of their own criteria of diagnosis to discriminate hemodynamically significant lesions.