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: Emmanuel Touzé, Ludovic Trinquart, Rui Felgueiras, Kittipan Rerkasem, Leo H. Bonati, Gayané Meliksetyan, Peter A. Ringleb, Jean Louis Mas, Martin M. Brown, Peter M. Rothwell
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84889262737&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/47474
• 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,...