The type of embolic protection does not influence the outcome in carotid artery stenting

Iyer, Vikram
de Donato, Gianmarco
Deloose, Koen
Peeters, Patrick
Castriota, Fausto
Cremonesi, Alberto
Setacci, Carlo
Bosiers, Marc

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Publication date

August 2007

DOI

10.1016/j.jvs.2007.04.053

Publisher

The Society for Vascular Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc.

Abstract

ObjectivesThe goal of this study was to review our experience with embolic protection devices (EPDs) during carotid artery stenting (CAS). Specifically, we aimed to verify their clinical effectiveness and to compare clinical outcomes between specific devices and types of EPDs.MethodsThe CAS databases at four participating centers were reviewed. Adverse events were defined as death, stroke (>24 hours), or transient ischemic attack (TIA) (<24 hours). We compared the risk of procedural and 30-day events between patients treated with and without an EPD. We also compared these risks between different EPDs and between the different types of EPDs.ResultsA total of 3160 CAS procedures using nine EPDs were analyzed. The risk of a procedural adverse ...