Effect of endovascular treatment on high-risk patients with chronic carotid artery occlusion.

Objective: This study aims to discuss the safety and short-term efficacy of endovascular treatment on high-risk patients with chronic carotid artery occlusion.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical data of 16 high-risk patients with chronic carotid artery occlusion who received endovascular treatment at the Department of Neurosurgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University from November 2013 to July 2016. The incidence of adverse events at 1 week, 30 days and six months post-operation were observed, and NIHSS was adopted to assess the neurological function of patients six months before and after the operation.