Letter to the Editor Carotid artery Stenting is not an alternative to Surgery

Tüzün, Kamil Hasan; Arslan, Şakir; Köklü, Erkan; Yüksel, İsa Öner; Çağırcı, Göksel; Bayar, Nermin; Yılmaz, Akar; Kuş, Görkem; Yılmaz, Nurgül; Gömceli, Yasemin Biçer; Erol, Bekir

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Letter to the Editor Carotid artery Stenting is not an alternative to Surgery [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2014; 42(6): 590-591 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2014.97493

Letter to the Editor Carotid artery Stenting is not an alternative to Surgery

Kamil Hasan Tüzün¹, Şakir Arslan¹, Erkan Köklü¹, İsa Öner Yüksel¹, Göksel Çağırcı¹, Nermin Bayar¹, Akar Yılmaz¹, Görkem Kuş¹, Nurgül Yılmaz¹, Yasemin Biçer Gömceli¹, Bekir Erol¹
¹Deparment Of Cardiovascular Surgery Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty
²Department of Cardiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
³Department of Neurology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya
⁴Department of Radiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya

According to the recent studies it is clear that carotid artery stenting carries higher risk for major and minor strokes. Therefore it is not an alternative treatment to surgery in symptomatic patients. For asymptomatic patients the beneficial role of surgery and stenting is still under discussion.

Keywords: Carotid artery stenting, carotid endarterectomy

Corresponding Author: Kamil Hasan Tüzün, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English

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