Abstract:Bare metal stenting
(BMS) does not adequately address the atheroembolic
characteristic of carotid artery stenosis. While simple covered stents
(CS) may prevent dislodged fragments of the atherosclerotic plaque
from entering the blood stream, they also block blood flow into the
major branches of the artery alongside the lesion, which is not desirable.
Preferential covered stents (PCS) behave as a covered stent in a tubular
part of a vessel but maintain side-branch flow over the bifurcation
region by means of sl… Show more
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