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A Murine Model of Stent Implantation in the Carotid Artery for the Study of Restenosis
Published on: May 14, 2013
Treatment results of carotid artery stenting in a developing country
Isabella Sales de Macêdo1, Rafaela Almeida Alquères2, Lorena Souza Viana2
1Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clínicas, Division of Internal Medicine - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the details of minor complications of carotid artery stenting in a developing country.
Methods:
This was a retrospective, single-center study conducted on the target group consisting of 65 symptomatic patients who underwent carotid artery stenting. We assessed technical success rate, periprocedural complication within 30 days (hypotension, bradycardia, acute kidney injury, vasospasm, a transient ischemic attack, stroke, myocardial infarction, and death), and the differences between groups with and without complications.
Results:
Minor periprocedural complications occurred in 15 patients. In all, 8 (12.3%) had transient hypotension, 6 (9.2%) had bradycardia, 7 (10.7%) had acute kidney injury, 2 (3.1%) had vasospasm, and 1 (1.5%) had transient ischemic attack. A greater rate of minor complications was observed in women (p=0.051).
Conclusion:
The results of the carotid artery stenting procedures performed in a developing country were acceptable.
