Abstract
Background - Carotid stenting is receiving increased attention as an alternative to carotid endarterectomy. Carotid stent thrombosis is a rare complication of this procedure. Case Descriptions - We present 2 case reports from a university medical center. Two patients had angiographically confirmed carotid stent (CS) thrombosis with subsequent fatal strokes. The first was a 63-year-old woman who developed stent thrombosis after the procedure was performed for a postendarterectomy intimal flap. The second patient was a 57-year-old man who underwent CS placement for transient ischemic attacks and developed internal carotid artery occlusion at the level of the stent 3 days later. Neither patient was treated with combination antiplatelet therapy before or after CS placement. Both patients died. Conclusions - CS thrombosis can be a cause of fatal iatrogenic stroke. Combination antiplatelet therapy should be administered to decrease the incidence of this complication.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2700-2702 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Stroke |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| State | Published - 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Fingerprint
Keywords
- Carotid artery
- Ischemic
- Stents
- Stroke
- Thrombosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Neuroscience(all)
- Medicine(all)
Cite this
Carotid stent thrombosis : Report of 2 fatal cases. / Chaturvedi, Seemant; Sohrab, Sayyed; Tselis, Alexandros.
In: Stroke, Vol. 32, No. 11, 2001, p. 2700-2702.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Carotid stent thrombosis
T2 - Report of 2 fatal cases
AU - Chaturvedi, Seemant
AU - Sohrab, Sayyed
AU - Tselis, Alexandros
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Background - Carotid stenting is receiving increased attention as an alternative to carotid endarterectomy. Carotid stent thrombosis is a rare complication of this procedure. Case Descriptions - We present 2 case reports from a university medical center. Two patients had angiographically confirmed carotid stent (CS) thrombosis with subsequent fatal strokes. The first was a 63-year-old woman who developed stent thrombosis after the procedure was performed for a postendarterectomy intimal flap. The second patient was a 57-year-old man who underwent CS placement for transient ischemic attacks and developed internal carotid artery occlusion at the level of the stent 3 days later. Neither patient was treated with combination antiplatelet therapy before or after CS placement. Both patients died. Conclusions - CS thrombosis can be a cause of fatal iatrogenic stroke. Combination antiplatelet therapy should be administered to decrease the incidence of this complication.
AB - Background - Carotid stenting is receiving increased attention as an alternative to carotid endarterectomy. Carotid stent thrombosis is a rare complication of this procedure. Case Descriptions - We present 2 case reports from a university medical center. Two patients had angiographically confirmed carotid stent (CS) thrombosis with subsequent fatal strokes. The first was a 63-year-old woman who developed stent thrombosis after the procedure was performed for a postendarterectomy intimal flap. The second patient was a 57-year-old man who underwent CS placement for transient ischemic attacks and developed internal carotid artery occlusion at the level of the stent 3 days later. Neither patient was treated with combination antiplatelet therapy before or after CS placement. Both patients died. Conclusions - CS thrombosis can be a cause of fatal iatrogenic stroke. Combination antiplatelet therapy should be administered to decrease the incidence of this complication.
KW - Carotid artery
KW - Ischemic
KW - Stents
KW - Stroke
KW - Thrombosis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0035159647&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0035159647&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
VL - 32
SP - 2700
EP - 2702
JO - Stroke
JF - Stroke
SN - 0039-2499
IS - 11
ER -