Results of carotid angioplasty and stenting for radiation-associated stenosis
| Pt | Vessel | Stenosis (%) | Stent | Size (mm) | Across Bifurcation | Prestent Angiography | Poststent Angiography | F/u (mo) | Neurological Symptoms after Stenting | Imaging Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RICA | 75 | Wallstent | 8 × 20 | No | Yes | Yes | None | ||
| 2 | LICA | 85 | Wallstent | 8 × 40 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 61 | TIA | Restented |
| 70 | Precise | 7 × 20 | No, LCCA | Yes | No | 17 | No | Restented | ||
| 75 | Precise | 7 × 40 | No, LCCA | No | Yes | |||||
| 3 | RCCA | 90 | Wallstent | 10 × 42 | No | Yes | Yes | 76 | No | Patent |
| 4 | LCCA | 70 | Wallstent | 8 × 40 | No | No | Yes | 55 | No | Patent |
| 5 | LICA | 80 | Wallstent | 10 × 40 | No | Yes | Yes | 13 | No | Restented |
| 70 | Wallstent | 6 × 20 | No | Yes | Yes | 50 | No | Patent | ||
| RICA | 99 | Smart | 8 × 40 | No | Yes | Yes | 22 | No | Occluded | |
| 6 | RICA | 75 | Wallstent | 6 × 20 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 22 | No | Patent |
| 7 | LCCA | 70 | NIR | 4 × 18 | No | No | Yes | 14 | Stroke* | Occluded |
| 8 | RICA | 95 | Smart | 6 × 60 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 34 | No | Patent |
| 9 | LICA | 80 | Smart | 10 × 20 | No | Yes | No | 32 | No | Patent |
| 10 | LICA | 75 | Smart | 10 × 20 | No | Yes | Yes | 11 | No | Patent |
| RICA | 95 | Smart | 6 × 20 | No | Yes | No | 7 | No | Patent | |
| 11 | RICA | 95 | Smart | 9 × 30 | No | Yes | Yes | 9 | No | Patent |
| LICA | 85 | Smart | 10 × 40 | No | Yes | No | 8 | No | Patent | |
| 12 | LICA | 99 | Smart | 9 × 40 | No | Yes | No | 16 | No | Reangioplasty |
| 13 | RICA | 90 | Smart | 9 × 30 | Yes | Yes | No | 11 | No | Patent |
| 14 | LCCA | 90 | Precise | 8 × 30 | No | Yes | No | None | ||
| 15 | LCCA | 95 | Precise, × 2 | 6 × 40, 6 × 20 | No | Yes | No | 12 | No | Patent |
| 16 | LICA | 80 | Precise | 8 × 20 | No | Yes | No | 5 | No | Patent |
Note.—Pt indicates patient; F/u, follow-up; R, right; L, left; ICA, internal carotid artery; CCA, common carotid artery; TIA, transient ischemic attack. Wallstent, NIR (Boston Scientific Corp., Natick, MA); Smart, Precise (Cordis Corp., Miami Lakes, FL).
* Stroke occurred shortly after patient developed atrial fibrillation.