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Carotid Stenting without Embolic Protection Increases Major Adverse Events: Analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.

Pouya NazariPedram GolnariMichael C HurleyAli ShaibaniSameer A AnsariMatthew B PottsBabak S Jahromi
Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2021)
Lack of embolic protection device use during carotid artery stent placement is associated with a 4-fold increase in the likelihood of perioperative stroke. Nevertheless, nearly one-quarter of patients in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program underwent unprotected carotid artery stent placement. Efforts targeting improved embolic protection device use during carotid artery stent placement are warranted.
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