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1.1 Guidelines
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• No. 86: For patients undergoing carotid artery stenting, post-dilation is not
recommended when the residual stenosis is <30%, in order to reduce haemody­namic instability.
• No. 128: For patients presenting with a vertebrobasilar territory transient isch-
aemic attack or stroke and a 50–99% vertebral artery stenosis, routine stenting is not recommended.
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1.1.2 European Stroke Organisation Guideline onEndarterectomy andStenting forCarotid Artery Stenosis [2]
• In patients with ≥60% asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis considered to be at
increased risk of stroke on best medical therapy alone, we recommend carotid endarterectomy. Quality of evidence: Moderate; Strength of recommendation: Strong for carotid endarterectomy. (This recommendation is independent of sex and stenosis severity).
• In patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis in whom revascularisation is con-
sidered to be appropriate, we suggest endarterectomy as the current treatment of choice. Quality of evidence: Moderate; Strength of recommendation: Weak for carotid endarterectomy.
• In patients with severe (70–99%) symptomatic carotid artery stenosis, we recom-
mend carotid endarterectomy. Quality of evidence: High; Strength of recommen­dation: Strong for carotid endarterectomy.
• In patients with moderate (50–69%) symptomatic carotid artery stenosis, we
suggest carotid endarterectomy. Quality of evidence: Low; Strength of recom­mendation: Weak for carotid endarterectomy.
• In patients with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis requiring revascularisation,
we recommend endarterectomy as the treatment of choice. Quality of evidence: Moderate; Strength of recommendation: Strong for carotid endarterectomy.
• In patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis <70years old requiring revascu-
larisation, we suggest that stenting may be considered as an alternative to endar­terectomy. Quality of evidence: Low; Strength of recommendation: Weak for carotid stenting.
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1.1.3 Society forVascular Surgery Clinical Practice Guidelines forManagement ofExtracranial Cerebrovascular Disease [3]
• For low surgical risk patients with asymptomatic carotid bifurcation atheroscle-
rosis and stenosis of >70% (documented by validated duplex ultrasound or CTA/ angiography), we recommend CEA with best medical therapy instead of maxi­mal medical therapy alone for the long-term prevention of stroke and death. Level of recommendation: grade 1 (strong); quality of evidence: B (moderate).
• We recommend CEA over TF (transfemoral)-carotid artery stenting (CAS) in
low- and standard-risk patients with >50% symptomatic carotid artery stenosis. Level of recommendation: grade 1 (strong); quality of evidence: A (high).
• In patients with recent stable stroke (modied Rankin scale score 0–2), we rec-
ommend carotid revascularization for symptomatic patients with >50% stenosis to be performed as soon as the patient is neurologically stable after 48h but de­nitely before 14days after the onset of symptoms. Level of recommendation: grade 1 (strong); quality of evidence: B (moderate).
• In patients undergoing revascularization within the rst 14days after the onset of
symptoms, we recommend CEA rather than carotid stenting. Level of recom­mendation: grade 1 (strong); quality of evidence: B (moderate).
• We recommend against revascularization, regardless of the extent of stenosis for
patients who experienced a disabling stroke, have a modied Rankin scale score of ≥3, whose area of infarction is >30% of the ipsilateral middle cerebral artery territory, or who have altered consciousness to minimize the risk of postoperative parenchymal hemorrhage. These patients can be reevaluated for revasculariza­tion later if their neurologic recovery is satisfactory. Level of recommendation: grade 1 (strong); quality of evidence: C (low).
• We recommend against routine screening for clinically asymptomatic carotid
artery stenosis in individuals without cerebrovascular symptoms or signicant risk factors for carotid artery disease. Level of recommendation: grade 1 (strong); quality of evidence: B (moderate).
• In selected asymptomatic patients who are at an increased risk of carotid steno-
sis, we suggest screening for clinically asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis, especially if patients are willing to consider carotid intervention if signicant stenosis is discovered. Level of recommendation: grade 2 (weak); quality of evi­dence: B (moderate).
• In asymptomatic patients who are undergoing screening for carotid artery steno-
sis, we recommend duplex ultrasound performed in an accredited vascular labo­ratory as the imaging modality of choice instead of CTA, MRA, or other imaging modalities. Level of recommendation: grade 1 (strong); quality of evidence: B (moderate).
• For patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis of 50% to 99%, who require both
CEA and CABG, we suggest CEA before, or concomitant with, CABG to poten­tially reduce the risk of stroke and stroke/death. The sequencing of the interven-
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tion depends on the clinical presentation and institutional experience. Level of recommendation: grade 2 (weak); quality of evidence: C (low).
• In patients with severe (70%–99%) bilateral asymptomatic carotid stenosis or
severe asymptomatic stenosis and contralateral occlusion, we suggest CEA before, or concomitant with, CABG.Level of recommendation: grade 2 (weak); quality of evidence: C (low).
• In patients requiring carotid intervention, staged or synchronous with coronary
intervention, we suggest that the decision between CEA and CAS be determined by the timing of procedure, the need for anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy, patient anatomy, and patient characteristics. Level of recommendation: grade 2 (weak); quality of evidence: B (moderate).
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1.2.1 Randomised Trials
1.2.1.1 Carotid Endarterectomy or Stenting or Best Medical Treatment
SPACE-2 is the rst randomised controlled trial to present data directly comparing CEA plus BMT, CAS plus BMT, and BMT alone as treatment modalities for asymp­tomatic carotid stenosis [4]. 513 patients across SPACE-2, SPACE-2a, and SPACE-2b were recruited and surveyed between July 9, 2009, and Dec 12, 2019, of whom 203 (40%) were allocated to CEA plus BMT, 197 (38%) to CAS plus BMT, and 113 (22%) to BMT alone. Median follow-up was 59·9months. A risk reduction with adequate BMT, known from registry data, was also shown in SPACE-2. Superiority of CEA plus BMT or CAS plus BMT over BMT alone could not be shown in the 5-year follow-up period, although CEA showed a stable postproce­dural period. Because of the small sample size, results should be interpreted with caution.
1.2.1.2 CEA andCAS inAsymptomatic Carotid Stenosis
The ACST-2 Trial [5] is a randomised multicentre trial in which a total of 3625 patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis were assigned to either CEA (n=1814) or CAS (n=1811), with good medical treatment and a median follow-up of 5years. Overall, 1% of patients developed a disabling stroke periprocedurally (15in CAS and 18in CEA) and 2% developed a non-disabling stroke (48in CAS and 29 in CEA). In each group, the rate of fatal or disabling non-procedural stroke Kaplan­Meier estimated was 2.5% at 5years, and 5.3% versus 4.5% for CAS vs CEA for stroke of any type. The conclusion was that severe complications are similarly rare with competent CAS and CEA and that the long-term outcomes of both carotid procedures are comparable in terms of fatal or disabling stroke.
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1.2.1.3 Long-Term Outcome Following CEA andCAS
inSymptomatic Patients
For a comparison of long-term outcome after CEA and CAS in patients with symp­tomatic carotid stenosis, Brott et al. [6] pooled data from 4 randomised trials (EVA-3S, SPACE, ICSS and CREST). 4754 patients were followed up for a maxi­mum of 12.4years. The median length of follow-up for each trial ranged from 2.0 to 6.9years. Pooled analysis showed that long-term outcomes after CAS and CEA were remarkably similar, with an annual rate of ipsilateral stroke per person-year of
0.60% for CEA and 0.64% for CAS.Consequently, patients who experienced no
adverse events in the periprocedural period received qualitatively similar care with CAS and CEA.Nonetheless, the peri- and post- procedural risks combined favoured CEA, with treatment differences at 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9years all ranging between 2.8% (95% CI: 1.1% to 4.4%) and 4.1% (95% CI: 2.0 to 6.3%). The authors concluded that although long-term outcome (periprocedural and postprocedural risks com­bined) continued to favour CEA, the similarity in post-procedural outcomes sug­gests that improvements in the periprocedural safety of CAS may provide similar outcomes of both procedures in the future.
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1.2.2 Meta-Analyses Open Procedure andCAS
1.2.2.1 Cochrane Reviews: CEA andCAS inSymptomatic
andAsymptomatic Carotid Stenosis
A Cochrane Review [7], based on pooled data from three randomised trials with 6092 patients, came to the following conclusions regarding the balance of benet vs. risk of CEA versus best possible drug treatment in patients with recent TIA or non-disabling stroke:
• Surgery increased the 5-year risk of any stroke or surgical death in participants
with stenosis <30% (risk ratio 1.25; 1746 participants, high-quality evidence).
• Surgery reduced the 5-year risk of any stroke or operative death in participants
with stenosis 30% to 49% (risk ratio 0.97; 1429 participants, high-quality evidence).
• Surgical intervention was of benet in participants with stenosis 50% to 69%
(risk ratio 0.77; 1549 participants, moderate-quality evidence).
• Surgical intervention was of high benet in participants with 70% to 99% steno-
sis without near-occlusion (risk ratio 0.53; 1095 participants, moderate-quality evidence).
• Surgery reduced the 5-year risk of any stroke or operative death in participants
with a near-occlusion (risk ratio 0.95; 271 participants, moderate-quality evidence).
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A second Cochrane Review [8] looked at the comparison of CAS and CEA in asymptomatic and symptomatic patients with carotid stenosis based on 22 trials (9753 participants). This analysis also included studies comparing CAS with medi­cal therapy alone. According to the results, stenting is associated with a higher risk of periprocedural stroke or death than CEA in patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis. The additional risk is mainly due to an increase in minor non-disabling strokes in patients older than 70years. Beyond the periprocedural period, CAS is as effective as CEA in preventing recurrent stroke. The combination (safety of the procedure and long-term effectiveness) still favours endarterectomy. In patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis, there may be a small increase in risk of peripro­cedural stroke or death with stenting compared with endarterectomy. However, the condence intervals of treatment effects are wide and additional data from ran­domised trials are needed in patients with asymptomatic stenosis.
1.2.2.2 Redo Stenting or CEA forIn-Stent Stenosis After CAS
Guo etal. [9], in a meta-analysis based on 11 studies with 1057 patients undergoing revascularisation for in-stent stenosis, found redo stenting (rCAS) in 894 cases and CEA in 163 patients. Overall, there were no signicant differences between the two approaches in terms of short- and mid-term stroke rates, death and other periopera­tive complications. However, in most patients, rCAS is preferred to CEA as the less invasive procedure for in-stent stenosis, depending on the experience of the local team.
1.2.2.3 Tandem Carotid Artery Lesions
Tandem lesions, dened as stenoses in the common carotid artery (CCA) or innomi­nate artery combined with stenoses in the ipsilateral internal carotid artery (ICA) or carotid bifurcation, can be treated with a hybrid approach (CEA of the internal carotid artery/bifurcation and balloon angioplasty/stenting of the proximal lesion via the same cervical incision). Qi etal. [10] performed a meta-analysis based on 15 studies and 275 patients. They reported a technical success rate of 99.8% and pooled perioperative complications rates of death 1.5%, stroke 2.6%, stroke/death 3.3% and myocardial infarction 3.2%. Overall primary patency rates were 99.2% and
88.2% at 1 and 2years, respectively. Reintervention rates accounted for 6.6% and
pooled overall survival rates were 89.9%, 83.7% and 75.9% at 1, 3 and 5years, respectively. Operations in which CEA was performed rst had a signicantly greater risk of perioperative stroke compared with those in which proximal inter­vention had been performed rst (5.7% vs. 0.0%; p=0.01). The authors considered the hybrid approach a reasonable option for tandem lesions, with a high technical success rate. Stenting should be performed before CEA and dual antiplatelet ther­apy should be given perioperatively.
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1.2.2.4 CEA or CAS forContralateral Carotid Occlusion
Contralateral carotid occlusion is considered a risk factor in CEA.The extent to which CAS is equivalent to CEA in this situation was investigated by Sun etal. [11] in a meta-analysis (6 retrospective studies/6953 patients). There were no signicant differences with regard to perioperative stroke, but CEA was associated with a reduced risk of death compared with CAS (odds ratio: 0.45; 95% CI: 0.29–0.70; P<0.001). There was no difference between CEA and CAS in the risk of periopera­tive myocardial infarction and major adverse cardiovascular events. The reduced risk of death was mainly found in the subgroups patients <70years, proportion of men ≥70%, proportion of coronary disease <40%, proportion of hypertension ≥80%, proportion of diabetes mellitus ≥30% and proportion of smokers ≥40%. The authors considered these factors to be indicative of severe atherosclerosis, with possible plaque formation, and subsequently plaque detachment in CAS.
1.2.2.5 Synchronous CEA andCoronary Artery Bypass Graft vs.
Staged CAS
In a meta-analysis, Giannopoulos etal. [12] compared synchronous CEA and coro­nary artery bypass graft (CABG) vs. staged CAS and CABG for patients with con­comitant coronary artery disease (CAD) and carotid artery stenosis in terms of perioperative (30-day) outcomes. They found 5 studies with 16,712 patients. Coronary bypasses were performed synchronously with CEA (same operating room, same day) or after CAS, either during the same hospital stay or up to 2months after. There were no signicant differences in perioperative stroke, TIA and myo­cardial infarction between the two groups, but patients with simultaneous CEA and CABG had a signicantly higher risk for perioperative mortality (4% vs. 2%). The extent to which the different results were due to patient selection could not be clari­ed given the retrospective nature of the study, so that ultimately the question of whether a staged approach with preference for CAS has advantages must remain open without further studies.
1.2.2.6 Carotid Interventions Following Thrombolysis
Thrombolytic therapy (TT) is recommended in patients with a suspected acute isch­aemic stroke. Approximately 10% to 20% of patients thrombolysed for acute stroke have an underlying 50% to 90% stenosis of the ipsilateral internal carotid artery and thus may become candidates for CEA or CAS. Kakkos et al. [13] evaluated the safety of CAS and CEA after TT.The question is when the procedure is most appro­priate, given the increased risk of bleeding. In a meta-analysis of 25 studies (n = 147,810 patients), 2076 patients underwent CEA and 481 CAS following TT.Patients with CEA after thrombolysis had a signicantly higher risk of intrace­rebral haematomas and local haematomas compared to patients with CEA without
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prior thrombolysis. The periprocedural risk was also signicantly higher for CAS.In the meta-regression analysis, the risk of perioperative death/stroke was 13% if CEA was performed 3days after thrombolysis and 10.6% when performed after 4days and up to 6% after 6 to 7days. The message was that it may be safer to defer CEA for 67 days after TT.
1.2.2.7 Near Infrared Spectroscopy inCarotid Endarterectomy
Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a cost-effective method to continuously mea­sure cerebral oxygenation non-invasively. NIRS quanties the level of oxygenated haemoglobin based on its absorption of light in the infrared spectrum. In a system­atic review (67 articles), Khan etal. [14] explored the extent to which NIRS is able to detect intraoperative ischaemic events. They concluded that NIRS has low sensi­tivity and high specicity to identify intraoperative ischaemia compared with awake monitoring. The bias risk of the reports was unclear. The NIRS signal dropped con­sistently after artery clamping in most studies and recovered to baseline values after de-clamping, with larger drops observed for ischaemic events. Without further stud­ies, the authors did not want to make a nal assessment of the value of the proce­dure, partly because studies suggest that the external carotid artery contributes to 15% to about 20% of the signals. They only concluded that cerebral monitoring using near infrared spectroscopy during carotid endarterectomy demonstrates reli­able decreases across carotid clamping that may be useful in identifying patients with ischaemic events.
1.2.2.8 CEA Closure Techniques
A network meta-analysis by Lazarides etal. [15] on carotid artery closure tech­niques following carotid endarterectomy included 23 randomised trials with 4440 patients, representing seven different techniques: primary carotid closure, n=753; eversion endarterectomy, n=431; vein patch closure, n=973; PTFE patch, n=948; Dacron patch, n=828; bovine pericardium patch, n=249; and polyurethane patch, n=258). Network meta-analysis showed a reduced combined stroke/death rate at 30days for eversion endarterectomy compared with all other methods of arterial closure, except for PTFE and bovine pericardium. In addition, eversion endarterec­tomy was associated with the lowest restenosis rate compared with all other meth­ods. Eversion endarterectomy was signicantly superior to Dacron patches with regard of late restenosis. Rare catastrophic complications of vein patch blow out or synthetic patch infection were reported in 0.2% of the total (n = 9/4400), so no comparisons could be made. Eversion endarterectomy and patching with bovine pericardium or PTFE thus appear to be the best procedures for carotid closure.
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1.2.2.9 Cost-Effectiveness ofCEA andStenting
Sridharan et al. [16] compared the cost-effectiveness of CEA with that of trans­femoral carotid artery stenting (TFCAS) and transcarotid arterial revascularisation (TCAR) for carotid stenosis from a cost-utility standpoint in the United States healthcare system. Data from CREST (Carotid Revascularisation Endarterectomy vs. Stenting Trial), the Vascular Quality Initiative Surveillance Project, and local cost data were included in the analysis. A Markov state-transition model was devel­oped to estimate lifetime costs in $US and effectiveness in QUALYs (quality­adjusted life years) for both asymptomatic and symptomatic patients. In the base- case scenario, the cost per QUALY gained was $160,642 for TCAR compared with CEA.TFCAS was less effective than the other strategies and more expensive, largely due to a greater periprocedural stroke risk. If the risk of stroke with TCAR was <0.9% (base-case risk, 1.4%), TCAR was economically favorable compared with CEA at its current procedural cost. In a probabilistic sensitivity analysis, vary­ing all parameters simultaneously over distributions, CEA was favored in 80% of model iterations at $100,000/QALY, with TCAR favored in 19%. In conclusion, at current cost and outcomes, TCAR does not meet a traditional cost-effectiveness threshold to replace CEA as the primary treatment modality for carotid stenosis. TFCAS is the least cost-effective strategy for carotid revascularisation.
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1.2.3 Registry Data
1.2.3.1 Prognosis forAsymptomatic Patients Without
Surgical Intervention
Chang etal. [17] reported on a retrospective cohort study of 3737 adults with severe (70–99%) asymptomatic carotid stenosis diagnosed between 2008 and 2012. Patients had no previous ipsilateral neurological event or carotid intervention in the last 6 months. Follow-up extended to 2019. The mean annual stroke rate in this population was 0.9%; Kaplan-Meier estimated ipsilateral stroke rate at 5years was
4.7% (95% CI 3.9%–5.7%). The non-adjusted all-cause mortality was 51.4%, with
a mean annual mortality rate of 13.6%. The authors concluded that the number of patients at high risk of stroke in asymptomatic carotid stenosis is likely to be much smaller than current standards suggest.
1.2.3.2 CAS andCEA vs. Medical Therapy
Keyhani et al. [18] conducted a retrospective cohort study based on data from 219,979 Veterans >65years who received carotid imaging for asymptomatic carotid stenosis in 2005–2009 and were enrolled in the US Veterans Health Administration database. They constructed two comparable groups of patients who either received
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medical treatment (n=2509) or were stented (CAS n=551) and followed them for 5years. The observed rate of stroke/death (perioperative complications) at 30days was 2.2% in the CAS arm. The 5-year risk of fatal and non-fatal stroke was similar for both groups (CAS 6.9%, medical therapy 7.1%). The message was that no dif­ferences in the treatment of asymptomatic carotid stenosis were found between medical therapy and CAS in this study of older men.
The same group also used the US Veterans Health Administration database to investigate whether early CEA is superior to initial medical therapy in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis [19]. 2712 patients (98.8% men, mean age 73.6years) received CEA, and 2509 patients (98.8% men, mean age 73.6years) received initial medical therapy within 1year after the index carotid imaging. The observed rate of stroke/death (perioperative complications) within 30days in the CEA cohort was
2.5%. The 5-year risk of fatal and non-fatal stroke was lower in patients randomised to CEA (5.6%) compared to patients randomised to initial medical treatment (7.8%). When the risk of non-stroke-related mortality was included in the analysis, there were no signicant differences in mortality risk between the two cohorts. In this study, the absolute reduction in the risk of fatal and non-fatal stroke associated with early CEA was less than half that reported in studies initiated 20years ago. The data from this study suggest that, given the existing baseline perioperative risk for CEA, initial medical treatment may be an equally acceptable treatment strategy for asymp­tomatic carotid stenosis.
1.2.3.3 CEA andCAS Results
Krawisz etal. [20] found 4624 (7.9%) patients with contralateral carotid occlusion among 58,423 patients who underwent carotid revascularisation. Of those, 68.9% (n=3185) underwent CAS and 31.1% (1439) underwent CEA. Unadjusted com­posite outcome rates (in-hospital death/stroke/myocardial infarction) were lower after CAS than after CEA (2.1% vs. 3.6%). Following adjustment, contralateral carotid occlusion was associated with a 71% increase in the odds of an adverse outcome after CEA compared with no increase after CAS.This means that only with CEA, but not with CAS, contralateral carotid occlusion increased the risk of intervention.
Perioperative outcome and readmission rates in a total of 378,354 CEA and 57,273 CAS patients were determined over a 6-year period (2010 to 2015) by Cole et al. [21] using the USA Nationwide Readmissions Database. CEA volume decreased by an average of 2669 procedures per year (p=0.001) with stable CAS volume. After matching (CEA n=24,411/CAS n = 24,403), CEA patients had a higher rate of periprocedural stroke than CAS patients, driven by a higher risk of stroke in symptomatic patients (8.1% vs. 5.6%; p<0.001), but a lower rate of over­all inpatient mortality (0.8% vs. 1.4%; p< 0.001) (Table1.1). CEA patients were less likely to be readmitted within 30days (7.2% vs. 8.0%; p=0.018). The same was true for the readmission rate after 90days (12.3% vs. 14.1%; p<0.001). Mean hospital costs were lower for CEA at $14,433 vs $19,172 with CAS (p<0.001). The
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Table 1.1 Perioperative outcome and readmission rates in CEA and CAS patients. Data from the Nationwide Readmissions Database. Propensity score matched comparison (according to Cole etal. [21])
Parameter CAS (n=24,403) CEA (n=24,411) P
Periprocedural – Stroke 454 (1.9%) 635 (2.6%) < 0.001 – Myocardial infarction 324 (1.3%) 374 (1.5%) 0.062 – Peripheral vascular complication 114 (0.5%) 18 (0.07%) < 0.001 – Respiratory complication 1013 (4.2%) 1187 (4.9%) < 0.001 – Haematoma or bleeding 1014 (4.2%) 1553 (6.4%) < 0.001 On discharge – Death 342 (1.4%) 192 (0.8%) < 0.001 – Costs (USD) 19,172 14,433 < 0.001 – Re-admission after 30days 1946 (8.0%) 1763 (7.2%) 0.002 – Re-admission after 90days 3439 (14.1%) 3009 (12.3%) <0.001
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authors emphasised that since the CREST trial was published, which showed nearly twice the risk of stroke in CAS patients compared with CEA patients, the results of CAS have improved signicantly. Nevertheless, CEA was associated with lower procedure cost and readmission rate.
Hammar etal. [22] identied 7653 patients (mean age 72±8years, 67% men) who underwent primary CEA or CAS for symptomatic carotid stenosis in the Swedish Swedvasc registry from 2008 to 2017. Peri-operative stroke or death occurred in 275 patients (64 deaths, 211 strokes), corresponding to 3.6% of the cohort. The mean follow-up time was reported as 4.21±2.55years. In this cohort, the incidence rate of any stroke was 1.9% per year after the perioperative period. 1485 (19.6%) patients died during the follow up period, corresponding to a mortal­ity rate of 4.6%/year. Patients treated with CAS had an increased risk of ipsilateral ischaemic stroke compared with those operated by CEA (adjusted HR 3.20, 95% CI
2.03–5.03). Patients older than 80years had an increased risk of ipsilateral isch­aemic stroke compared with patients aged 65–79years (HR 1.94, 95% CI 1.43–2.65). Stroke of any type was observed in 7.7% of patients. The authors concluded that low incidence of late ipsilateral ischaemic stroke is obtainable after CEA for symptom­atic carotid stenosis. Only age above 80years and CAS compared with CEA were associated with increased risk of ipsilateral ischaemic stroke.
1.2.4 Transcervical Carotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR)
1.2.4.1 Meta-Analyses ofOutcome After TCAR
A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective and retrospective studies reporting the outcomes of patients who had undergone transcervical carotid artery revascularization (TCAR) for carotid artery was performed by Sagris etal. [23]