Late Outcomes of Carotid Artery Stenting for Radiation Therapy-Induced Carotid Stenosis

A retrospective review of 11 French academic institutions (University Association for Research in Vascular Surgery—AURC) from 2005 to 2017. One hundred and twenty-one transfemoral carotid artery stent (TF-CAS) procedures were performed 112 patients (31% symptomatic). The mean interval between irradiation TF-CAS was 15 years. Duplex ultrasound examination at 1, 6, 12 months, annually thereafter. combined 30-day perioperative stroke mortality rate 6.5%. After 5 years, the neurologic event-free survival 88% in-stent restenosis 39%. Diabetes mellitus single postoperative antiplatelet therapy significant predictors restenosis. is an effective option radiation-induced stenosis. CAS associated with low rates neurological events reinterventions a follow-up 3.5