Highly-calcific carotid lesions endovascular management in symptomatic and increased-stroke-risk asymptomatic patients using the CGuard™ dual-layer carotid stent system: Analysis from the PARADIGM study.
Adam MazurekLukasz PartykaMariusz TrystulaJacek JakalaKlaudia ProniewskaAnna BorratynskaTomasz TomaszewskiMagdalena SlezakKrzysztof P MalinowskiTomasz DrazkiewiczPiotr PodolecKenneth R RosenfieldPiotr MusialekPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2019)
CGuard HCCS endovascular management was feasible and safe. A novel algorithm to grade carotid artery calcification severity was reproducible and applicable in clinical study setting. Larger HCCS series and longer-term follow-up are warranted.