PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Liu, S.
AU  - Jung, J.H.
AU  - Kim, S.-M.
AU  - Lim, H.-K.
AU  - Kwon, H.-j.
AU  - Kim, J.K.
AU  - Kim, J.S.
AU  - Suh, D.C.
TI  - Simultaneous Bilateral Carotid Stenting in High-Risk Patients
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A1970
DP  - 2010 Jun 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1113--1117
VI  - 31
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/31/6/1113.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/31/6/1113.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2010 Jun 01; 31
AB  - BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The safety and efficacy of SBCAS have not been evaluated in detail. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the outcome after SBCAS in high-risk patients compared with unilateral stent placement. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between March 2002 and October 2008, a total of 205 consecutive high-risk patients underwent CAS at our institution. Of these patients, 30 (14.6%) underwent SBCAS (n = 24) and staged SBCAS (n = 6). Patients who underwent unilateral CAS (n = 175) during the same period served as controls. The stroke risk factors, procedural results, and outcome at 30 days and 6 months, as well as the restenosis rate at 6 months, were compared by using either the χ2 test or the Kruskal-Wallis equality-of-populations rank test. RESULTS: Our data revealed no significant differences in the stroke risk factors between the SBCAS and the control group. HPS occurred more commonly in SBCAS (ie, 16.7%, 4/24) compared with 2.9% (5/175) in the control group (P = .014). However, there was no statistical significance between 2 groups in the event rate of stroke (minor and/or major stroke), death, or restenosis at 6 months. CONCLUSIONS: There was no significant difference in outcome at 6 months following stent placement between SBCAS and unilateral CAS in the high-risk patient group, even though HPS occurred more commonly after SBCAS. BPblood pressureCAScarotid artery stent placementCEAcarotid endarterectomyCCSCanadian Cardiovascular SocietyFEVforced expiratory volumeHDhemodynamic depressionHPShyperperfusion syndromemRSmodified Rankin scaleNASCETNorth American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy TrialNIHSSNational Institutes of Health Stroke ScaleNYHANew York Heart AssociationSBCASsimultaneous bilateral carotid artery stent placementTIAtransient ischemic attack