Abstract
Carotid artery stenosis is a disabling disease in all age groups. Elderly people are more prone to recurrent strokes due to advancing age and multiple co-morbidities. Treatment options for symptomatic carotid stenosis in the very elderly are the same as in younger patients although with a higher operative risk. We describe a successful case of carotid artery stenting in a nonagenarian with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis, a subgroup for whom treatment options are rarely discussed in guidelines.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 528-530 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Australasian Medical Journal |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 08-11-2012 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Medicine(all)