Medical Therapy for Asymptomatic Patients and Stent Placement for Symptomatic Patients Presenting with Carotid Artery Near-Occlusion with Full Collapse

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8823838	Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology	2018	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Asymptomatic patients with carotid near-occlusion with full collapse experienced good outcomes with BMT alone. Symptomatic patients who underwent CAS placement demonstrated long-term survival and freedom from neurologic event rates comparable to those of asymptomatic patients.

Keywords

ICA CAS TIA BMT NASCET CeA North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial Carotid artery stent Carotid endarterectomy transient ischemic attack internal carotid artery

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Medical Therapy for Asymptomatic Patients and Stent Placement for Symptomatic Patients Presenting with Carotid Artery Near-Occlusion with Full Collapse

Authors

Celso Ricardo Bregalda MD, PhD, Ivan Benaduce MD, PhD, Erasmo SimÃ£o MD, PhD, Pedro MD, PhD,