A comparison of balloon-mounted and self-expanding stents in the carotid arteries: immediate and long-term results of more than 500 patients.

Purpose: To compare the rates of neurological complications and restenosis for balloon-mounted (BM) versus self-expanding (SE) stents deployed in the extracranial carotid arteries.

Methods: Among 513 patients (312 men; mean age 71.3 years, range 27-91) who underwent carotid artery stent placement, 496 received 520 stents.

Evaluation of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in carotid angioplasty and stenting.

Purpose: To review the immediate neurological and bleeding complications associated with the use of glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibitors in patients undergoing extracranial carotid artery stent placement.

Methods: A retrospective review was performed of 550 patients (321 men; mean age 71.1 years, range 28-91) who underwent carotid artery angioplasty and stent placement.