Carotid artery stenting in clinical practice depending on patient age.
Jakob LedwochStephan StaubachManuela SegererHenning StrohmHarald MudraPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2017)
Patients aged ≥75 years had poorer outcomes after CAS compared to younger patients. Importantly, age did not influence the outcome in asymptomatic patients and the risk for stroke beyond the periprocedural period.