European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery
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Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg · May 2018
Review Meta AnalysisSafety of Stenting and Endarterectomy for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.
A meta-analysis of recently published randomised controlled trials (RCTs) was performed to evaluate the safety of carotid artery stenting (CAS) versus carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for asymptomatic carotid stenosis with average risk. ⋯ Among patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis, stenting has a significantly higher rate of any peri-procedural stroke and peri-procedural minor stroke than CEA, and similar risk of peri-procedural major stroke, peri-procedural ipsilateral stroke, or MI.