The risk of recurrent stroke at 24 months in patients with symptomatic carotid near-occlusion: results from CAOS, a multicentre registry study.
Andrés García-PastorA Gil-NúñezJ M Ramírez-MorenoN González-NafríaJ TejadaF MonicheJ C Portilla-CuencaP Martínez-SánchezBlanca FuentesM Á Gamero-GarcíaM Alonso de LeciñanaJaime Masjuan VallejoD Cánovas-VergeY AladroV ParkhutikA Lago-MartínA M de Arce-BordaM Usero-RuízR Delgado-MederosA PampliegaÁ Ximenez-CarrilloM Bártulos-IglesiasE Castro-Reyesnull nullPublished in: European journal of neurology (2019)
The rate of ipsilateral ischaemic stroke in patients with SCNO seems to be lower than the known rate associated with severe carotid stenosis without near-occlusion. The potential benefit of revascularization in the prevention of stroke in patients with SCNO may be influenced by the effectiveness and safety of the procedure.