A clinical rule (sex, contralateral occlusion, age, and restenosis) to select patients for stenting versus carotid endarterectomy: Systematic review of observational studies with validation in randomized trials

• Main Authors: Touze E., Trinquart L., Felgueiras R., Rerkasem K., Bonati L.H., Meliksetyan G., Ringleb P.A., Mas J.-L., Brown M.M., Rothwell P.M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84889262737&partnerID=40&md5=3b211c6bd3d6f2e914b819b8168b210b; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4271
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE - Compared with carotid endarterectomy (CEA), carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) is associated with a higher risk of procedural stroke or death especially in patients with symptomatic stenosis. However, after the perioperative period, risk is similar with both treatments,...