BACKGROUND: Angioplasty and stenting are becoming increasingly accepted techniques for the treatment of @entity543 . However, the optimal stent for carotid intervention is not known. METHODS: We compared the short- and intermediate-term results of carotid stenting using either @entity5648 or stainless-steel self-expanding stents in 178 high surgical risk @entity1 undergoing carotid stenting at our institution. Of these 178 @entity1 , eighty-nine received stainless-steel stents and 89 received @entity5648 stents. The groups were similar with respect to age, gender, @entity6 , @entity101 , left ventricular function, and symptom status. There were more @entity1 with contralateral carotid occlusion in the @entity5648 stent group. Independent neurological evaluation was performed in all @entity1 pre- and post-carotid stenting. RESULTS: At 6 months, there was a similar incidence of @entity64 (3.3% versus 2.2%) in the stainless-steel group and @entity5648 stent group, respectively. There was higher 6-month mortality noted in the stainless-steel stent group, but there were no neurological deaths in either group. CONCLUSIONS: In a single-center @entity1 cohort with similar baseline characteristics, @entity1 receiving @entity5648 stents and stainless-steel stents had similar neurological outcomes.

Self-expanding stents for carotid interventions: comparison of XXXX versus stainless-steel stents.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['stroke'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertension'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['diabetes'] @entity543 :: ('MESH:D016893', 'Disease') :: ['carotid stenosis'] @entity5648 :: ('MESH:C013616', 'Chemical') :: ['nitinol']
@entity5648 :: (MESH:C013616,Chemical) :: ['nitinol']
