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Carotid stenting offers safe option in the elderly
Carotid artery stenting can be performed safely in patients 80 years or older, according to study results released at the 2006 American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology meeting.
Drs. Italo Linfante and Ajay Wakhloo, interventional neuroradiologists from the University of Massachusetts, enrolled 178 patients from 2001 to 2004, 24 of whom were 80 years or older. The sample included more than 70% of symptomatic patients labeled moderately to severely ill. Half presented with severe coronary artery disease. All patients underwent carotid artery stenting, in some cases with distal protection devices. Outcomes revealed a procedural success rate of 100% with almost negligible complications, no deaths, and no reblockage at one-, six-, and 12-month follow-up.
Although carotid artery stenting in elderly patients remains controversial, the study outcomes validated its effectiveness and efficacy, researchers said.
New CT and MRI Research Shows Link Between LR-M Lesions and Rapid Progression of Early-Stage HCC
January 2nd 2025Seventy percent of LR-M hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cases were associated with rapid growth in comparison to 12.5 percent of LR-4 HCCs and 28.5 percent of LR-4 HCCs, according to a new study.
Study Examines Impact of Deep Learning on Fast MRI Protocols for Knee Pain
December 17th 2024Ten-minute and five-minute knee MRI exams with compressed sequences facilitated by deep learning offered nearly equivalent sensitivity and specificity as an 18-minute conventional MRI knee exam, according to research presented recently at the RSNA conference.
