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  • Title: Is Acute Carotid Artery Stent Thrombosis an Avoidable Complication?
    Author: Köklü E, Yüksel İÖ, Bayar N, Arslan Ş.
    Journal: J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis; 2015 Oct; 24(10):2219-22. PubMed ID: 26303788.
    Abstract:
    The most serious complication of carotid artery stenting (CAS) is acute carotid artery stent thrombosis (ACAST). ACAST is a very rare complication, but it may lead to dramatic and catastrophic consequences. The most important cause is inadequate or ineffective antiaggregant therapy. It is very important to identify, before CAS, those patients who might be candidates for ACAST and to start antiplatelet therapy for them. Testing patients who are candidates for CAS for acetylsalicylic acid and clopidogrel resistance may prevent this complication.
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