Abstract:With the increasing use of carotid artery stenting (CAS), carotid duplex ultrasound (CDU) is important for post-stented patients to check the patency of CAS. In our institute, stented patients were treated with dual antiplatelet therapy for 3 months after CAS. Follow-up on 3-dimensional computed tomography (3D-CT) angiography was performed around 2 years after CAS. Some patients were also followed up annually with CDU. Although the major complication of CAS is reportedly in-stent restenosis (ISR), definitions … Show more
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