Clinical Outcomes of Carotid Artery Stenting in Old Aged Carotid Artery Stenosis Patients (Over 65 Years)

, Dae Won Joh1; , Seok Keun Choi1; , Hyuk Jai Choi1; , Sung Ho Lee1; , Eui Jong Kim2; , Young Jin Lim1; , Tae Sung Kim1; , Bong Arm Rhee1

Clinical Article

Journal of Korean Society of Geriatric Neurosurgery 2010;6(2):88-94.
Published online October 30, 2010.

Clinical Outcomes of Carotid Artery Stenting in Old Aged Carotid Artery Stenosis Patients (Over 65 Years)

Dae Won Joh1 , Seok Keun Choi1 , Hyuk Jai Choi1 , Sung Ho Lee1 , Eui Jong Kim2 , Young Jin Lim1 , Tae Sung Kim1 , Bong Arm Rhee1

Department of Neurosurgery¹, and Radiology², Kyung-Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

65세 이상 고령의 경동맥 협착증 환자에게 시행한 경동맥 스텐트 삽입술의 결과에 대한 고찰

조대원¹ㆍ최석근¹ㆍ최혁재¹ㆍ이성호¹ㆍ김의종²ㆍ임영진¹ㆍ김태성¹ㆍ이봉암¹

경희대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실¹, 영상의학교실²

Abstract

Objective
As elderly population grows rapidly and diagnostic tools become more advanced, carotid arterial stenosis, is becoming one of the popular protectable disease in neurosurgical field. The purpose of this paper is to study the effectiveness of carotid artery stenting in aged patients.
Methods
Fourty carotid artery stenting in 37 patients aged over 65 years are enrolled in this study from June of 2000 to June of 2008. Patients were reviewed for demographic characteristics, radiologic characteristics of the carotid artery, technical characteristics and complications.
Results
Technical success was achieved in 39 cases (97.5%) and there were no mortality. Three of the patients encountered complications after the procedures, which were, one minor stroke, one major stroke (intracerebral hemorrhage) and one restenosis.
Conclusion
In comparison to other published studies, our results suggest that carotid artery stenting is a safe and satisfactory procedure for the elderly patients.

Key Words: Carotid arteryㆍStenosisㆍStentㆍEndarterectomyㆍElderly