PRIMARY PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES OF ENDARTERECTOMY AND ANGIOPLASTY IN THE TREATMENT OF CAROTID ARTERY STENOSIS AT A TERTIARY PUBLIC UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Published: 26 July 2021| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/59hgfhdc3d.1
Contributors:
Vinícius Menegola, Clóvis Konopka, Luís da Silva, João Almeida, Tiango RibeiroDescription
Retrospective observational study in patients submitted to carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and transluminal carotid angioplasty (TCA), based on the review of 78 medical records divided into 2 groups, according to the presence or absence of symptoms. Patients selected for surgical intervention comprised both asymptomatic with stenosis greater than 80% and symptomatic with >70% stenosis of the lumen of the internal carotid artery (ICA), basing the degrees of stenosis on the NASCET/ECST criteria.
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Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Categories
Carotid Endarterectomy