Poststent ballooning is associated with increased periprocedural stroke and death rate in carotid artery stenting
Obeid T, Arnaoutakis D, Arhuidese I, Qazi U, Abularrage C, Black J, Perler B, Malas M. Poststent ballooning is associated with increased periprocedural stroke and death rate in carotid artery stenting. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2015, 62: 616-623.e1. PMID: 26033011, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.03.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplasty, BalloonCarotid StenosisChi-Square DistributionDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient SelectionRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStentsStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsCarotid artery stentingCarotid endarterectomyHemodynamic depressionPerioperative strokeArtery stentingVascular Quality Initiative databaseApplication of carotid artery stentingAge of patientsIncreased perioperative riskIpsilateral CEASevere residual stenosisDeath rateCarotid artery lesionsLogistic regression analysisDegree of stenosisComplication rateSurgical riskPatient agePreoperative medicationsPerioperative riskRetrospective analysisSymptomatic statusIntraoperative techniquesResidual stenosisComparison to carotid endarterectomy