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Springerplus. 2014 Mar 08;3:132. doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-132. eCollection 2014.

Treatment outcomes of carotid artery stenting with two types of distal protection filter device.

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Minoru Iko, Hiroshi Aikawa, Yoshinori Go, Kanji Nakai, Masanori Tsutsumi, Iwae Yu, Taichiro Mizokami, Kimiya Sakamoto, Ritsuro Inoue, Takafumi Mitsutake, Ayumu Eto, Hayatsura Hanada, Kiyoshi Kazekawa

Affiliations

  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, 1-1-1 Zokumyoin, Chikushino, Fukuoka, 818-8502 Japan.

PMID: 25674435 PMCID: PMC4320198 DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-132

Abstract

PURPOSE: Preventing cerebral embolism from debris produced during carotid artery stenting (CAS) is important. This study compared the treatment outcomes of CAS using two types of filter-based embolic protection devices currently in use in Japan.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: We assessed 121 consecutive cases of CAS performed with FilterWire EZ™ between July 2010 and November 2012 and 37 consecutive cases of CAS performed with the Spider FX™ between November 2012 and June 2013. A Carotid Wallstent™ was used in all cases. The incidence of positive lesions on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) and stroke were compared between the groups.

RESULTS: Postoperative DWI-positive lesions were observed in 38 (31.4%) and 14 (37.8%) patients in the FilterWire and Spider groups, respectively. In the FilterWire group, complications were transient ischemic attacks in 3 (2.5%) patients, cerebral infarction in 2 (1.7%) patients (1 patient each with minor and major stroke), and cerebral hemorrhage due to hyperperfusion syndrome in 1 (0.8%) patient. In the Spider group, except for cerebral infarction (minor stroke) in 1 (2.7%) patient, no complications were observed. No significant differences were observed in the incidence of complications between the groups.

CONCLUSION: FilterWire EZ and Spider FX are comparable in terms of treatment outcome.

Keywords: Carotid artery stenting; Cerebral infarction; Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging; Distal protection filter device

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