Decade of CEA and CAS

Abstract

Advances in surgical techniques and stenting devices for CEA over the past several decades have improved the prognosis of patients with carotid stenosis. In the present study, we examined improvements over a decade through a retrospective analysis of carotid interventions from a single hospital registry. Patients receiving CEA or CAS were compared for risk of cerebral infarction detected by magnetic resonance imaging, 30-day vascular morbidity and mortality, and effects on cognitive function during two periods separated by one decade. Data in the dataset contains from demographic data, outcomes (findings on control brain magnetic resonance and clinical data) and results of cognitive tests