Background
Nowadays, the number of patients undergoing carotid artery stenting (CAS) is increasing
rapidly, and these patients require follow-up to monitor the patency of the device and the potential development of an in-stent
restenosis (ISR).
Methods
Patients undergoing CAS at our institution underwent duplex ultrasound (DUS) at 6
months, 12 months, and yearly thereafter, using a prespecified protocol. Restenosis
was defined as a more than 50% diameter-reducing stenosis. Patients with DUS-diagnosed
restenosis underwent carotid computerized tomography angiography (CTA) to confirm
the presence of ISR. The frequency of restenosis was calculated by Kaplan–Meier survival
estimates and was compared during a 2-year follow-up period. Interactions between
restenosis and baseline variables were assessed using odds ratio.
Results
Between August 2007 and March 2012 were performed 100 procedures in 96 patients, with
a median age of 72.9 years. The mean duration of follow-up was 29.2 months (±8.4). Restenosis occurred in 6 carotid arteries. The Kaplan–Meier
estimate for the frequency of restenosis in 2 years was 6.0% and for severe restenosis
was 3.0%. There were no occlusions. Diabetic patients seem to have a higher risk of
ISR (OR = 3.23, 95% CI .55-18.9). Carotid CTA was in agreement with the degree of
stenosis estimated by DUS in all cases.
Conclusions
Our results, using a DUS protocol and a specific peak systolic velocity threshold,
showed that the frequency of restenosis at 2 years after CAS is 6.0% and so that CAS
is probably a durable revascularization procedure. We emphasize the diagnostic agreement
achieved between DUS and carotid CTA.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: February 21, 2014
Accepted:
December 1,
2013
Received in revised form:
November 4,
2013
Received:
July 28,
2013
Footnotes
The authors declare to have no conflict of interests.
Identification
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2013.12.002
Copyright
© 2014 National Stroke Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
