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Incidence Of Postprocedural Microembolic Events Following Carotid Artery Stenting Without Protection Devices, Hussein Awad El-Gharieb, Mahmoud Ibrahim El-Shamy, Mahmoud Galal Ahmed, Ahmed Elsaid Elsayed Mohammed, Ahmed Gamal Mohammed
Incidence Of Postprocedural Microembolic Events Following Carotid Artery Stenting Without Protection Devices, Hussein Awad El-Gharieb, Mahmoud Ibrahim El-Shamy, Mahmoud Galal Ahmed, Ahmed Elsaid Elsayed Mohammed, Ahmed Gamal Mohammed
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal
Background: There is debate about the efficacy and complications of The utilisation of carotid artery stenting in the management of carotid artery stenosis, in the absence of embolic protective devices. Objective: To estimate the incidence of microembolic events in CAS procedures without protection device. Patients and Methods: Fifty-three patients with carotid artery stenosis who attended The Neurology Clinic of Kobri El-Koba Military and Al-Hussien University Hospitals, Egypt from July 2022 to March 2023. Undergoing carotid artery stenting without protection devices. Outcome was assessed clinically with the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and modified Rankin Scale (mRS) and radiologically …