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Management of Bilateral Carotid Occlusive Disease
Author(s) -
Ashutosh P. Jadhav,
Andrew F. Ducruet,
Brian T. Jankowitz,
Tudor Jovin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
interventional neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.07
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1664-9737
pISSN - 1664-5545
DOI - 10.1159/000442530
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , occlusive , stroke (engine) , disease , mechanical engineering , engineering
Background: Symptomatic bilateral internal carotid occlusive disease is a rare but potentially devastating entity. Medical therapy alone is associated with high rates of mortality and recurrent stroke. The optimal management of this disease remains poorly understood. Methods: A retrospective review of a prospectively maintained database was conducted for patients who presented with an acute stroke in the setting of bilateral carotid occlusive disease between May and October 2013. Results: We identified 3 patients. The admission National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score ranged from 4 to 7. All patients had small- to moderate-sized infarcts in the anterior circulation on presentation. Angiography confirmed bilateral internal carotid occlusions with collateral filling via the posterior communicating artery and retrograde filling via external carotid artery supply to the ophthalmic artery. All patients were initially managed with permissive hypertension and anticoagulation followed by carotid angioplasty and stenting. At 1-year follow-up, all patients demonstrated a modified Rankin scale score of 0-1. Conclusions: Carotid stenting may be a safe and effective therapy for patients presenting with symptomatic bilateral carotid occlusions.

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