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Simultaneous bilateral carotid angioplasty and stenting is feasible
April 26th, 2005
Bilateral carotid angioplasty and stenting were the focus of a recent report. According to investigators in France, "Bilateral carotid stenosis is generally treated by staged stenting procedure and rarely simultaneously due to concerns about hemodynamic impairment from stimulation of the carotid sinus baroreflex (severe bradycardia, hypotension) and the risk of cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome. Most of the accounts of bilateral carotid stenting are of small series. The aim of [our] study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of simultaneous bilateral carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) in comparison with staged procedure." M. Henry and...
Source: Cardiovascular Business Week (2005-04-26)
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