Safety and efficacy of an open-cell stent and double-balloon protection for unstable plaques: analysis of 184 consecutive carotid artery stentings.
Yusuke FunakoshiHirotoshi ImamuraShoichi TaniHidemitsu AdachiRyu FukumitsuTadashi SunoharaYoshihiro OmuraYuichi MatsuiNatsuhi SasakiTatsumaru FukudaRyo AkiyamaKazufumi HoriuchiShinji KajiuraMasashi ShigeyasuKoji IiharaNobuyuki SakaiPublished in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2019)
The outcomes of CAS with an open-cell stent and double-balloon protection are acceptable. This method is effective and safe, even if carotid artery stenosis comprises unstable plaques.