Petr O, Brinjikji W, Murad MH, Glodny B, Lanzino G. Selective-versus-Standard Poststent Dilation for Carotid Artery Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2017;
38:999-1005. [PMID:
28302610 DOI:
10.3174/ajnr.a5103]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
BACKROUND
The safety and efficacy of standard poststent angioplasty in patients undergoing carotid artery stent placement have not been well-established.
PURPOSE
We conducted a systematic review of the literature to evaluate the safety and efficacy of carotid artery stent placement and analyzed outcomes of standard-versus-selective poststent angioplasty.
DATA SOURCES
A systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, and the Web of Science was performed for studies published between January 2000 and January 2015.
STUDY SELECTION
We included studies with >30 patients describing standard or selective poststent angioplasty during carotid artery stent placement.
DATA ANALYSIS
A random-effects meta-analysis was used to pool the following outcomes: periprocedural stroke/TIA, procedure-related neurologic/cardiovascular morbidity/mortality, bradycardia/hypotension, long-term stroke at last follow-up, long-term primary patency, and technical success.
DATA SYNTHESIS
We included 87 studies with 19,684 patients with 20,378 carotid artery stenoses. There was no difference in clinical (P = .49) or angiographic outcomes (P = .93) in carotid artery stent placement treatment with selective or standard poststent balloon angioplasty. Both selective and standard poststent angioplasty groups had a very high technical success of >98% and a low procedure-related mortality of 0.9%. There were no significant differences between both groups in the incidence of restenosis (P = .93) or procedure-related complications (P = .37).
LIMITATIONS
No comparison to a patient group without poststent dilation could be performed.
CONCLUSIONS
Our meta-analysis demonstrated no significant difference in angiographic and clinical outcomes among series that performed standard poststent angioplasty and those that performed poststent angioplasty in only select patients.
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