Demographic and Technical Risk Factors of 30-Day Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, and/or Death in Standard- and High-Risk Patients Who Underwent Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting

Abstract

Background: Carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) is an accepted treatment to prevent stroke in patients with carotid artery stenosis. The purpose of this study is to identify risk factors for major complications after CAS. Materials and Methods: This is a prospective study that was conducted at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in southern Iran from March 2011 to June 2014. Consecutive patients undergoing CAS were enrolled. Both standard- and high-risk patients for endarterectomy were enrolled. Demographic data, athero- Published online: June 9, 2015 Afshin Borhani Haghighi, MD Department of Neurology Nemazee Hospital Shiraz 71345 (Iran) E-Mail neuro.ab @ gmail.com www.karger.com/ine DOI: 10.1159/000430923 This work was done as the thesis project for the medical degree by Ms. Samaneh Yousefi