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Carotid Artery Stenting and Outcome Predictors

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Abstract

Carotid artery stenting has been advocated as an alternative therapy to carotid endarterectomy in the treatment of patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis, specifically for those at high risk for surgical revascularization.

The impact of chronic renal insufficiency on the long-term clinical outcome of carotid artery stenting has not been well established. We have previously shown that although the perioperative carotid artery stenting stroke rates for normal, moderate, and severe chronic renal insufficiency were not significantly different using either serum creatinine or the glomerular filtration rate as markers, the long-term outcomes were somewhat different. The rates of freedom from major adverse events (stroke, myocardial infarction, and death) at 3 years in symptomatic patients were 81 % in patients with normal renal function versus 46 % in patients with moderate/severe chronic renal insufficiency (p = 0.0198). This study also showed that the glomerular filtration rate was more sensitive in detecting late major adverse events after carotid artery stenting than serum creatinine. This study concluded that carotid artery stenting in moderate chronic renal insufficiency patients can be done with satisfactory perioperative outcomes; however the late death rate was significantly high.

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Abbreviations

CAS:

Carotid artery stenting

CEA:

Carotid endarterectomy

CRI:

Chronic renal insufficiency

GFR:

Glomerular filtration rate

MAE:

Major adverse events

MDRD:

Modification of diet in renal disease

MI:

Myocardial infarction

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AbuRahma, A.F., Stone, P.A. (2016). Carotid Artery Stenting and Outcome Predictors. In: Patel, V., Preedy, V. (eds) Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Disease. Biomarkers in Disease: Methods, Discoveries and Applications. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7678-4_33

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