Medical Therapy for Asymptomatic Patients and Stent Placement for Symptomatic Patients Presenting with Carotid Artery Near-Occlusion with Full Collapse.
J Vasc Interv Radiol
; 29(7): 998-1005, 2018 07.
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PURPOSE: To report long-term results of stent placement and medical therapy for symptomatic and asymptomatic patients, respectively, with carotid artery near-occlusion with full collapse. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between January 2008 and December 2010, 204 carotid arteries diagnosed by duplex scanning as exhibiting complete occlusion were re-examined with CT angiography; 46 arteries in 46 patients were patent with threadlike lumens and were reclassified as exhibiting near-occlusion with full collapse. Asymptomatic patients (n = 22) received best medical therapy (BMT) alone, and symptomatic patients (n = 24) were referred for carotid artery stent (CAS) placement plus BMT. Patients underwent clinical follow-up for 63.9 months ± 23.6 and duplex surveillance. RESULTS: None of the 22 asymptomatic patients treated with BMT alone experienced neurologic events during the follow-up interval. Four died of unrelated causes, resulting in a cumulative survival rate of 81.8%. Technical failure occurred in 5 of 24 symptomatic patients, but none had perioperative complications related to inability to cross the near-occlusion. Of the 19 patients with procedural success, 1 developed immediate upper limb monoparesis; none had periprocedural myocardial infarction, and none died. At 60-month follow-up, patients who underwent successful CAS placement had neurologic event-free and cumulative survival rates of 89.4% and 89.4%; patients with failed recanalization had neurologic event-free and cumulative survival rates of 0% and 40.0% (P = .01). CONCLUSIONS: 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.
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Asunto principal:
Fármacos Cardiovasculares
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Stents
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Estenosis Carotídea
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Procedimientos Endovasculares
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
J Vasc Interv Radiol
Asunto de la revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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RADIOLOGIA
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos