Stroke Risk Reduced Via Stents Or Surgery

Boston (DbTechNo) – Results of a new study show that metal stents actually reduce risk of stroke by opening arteries clogged with fat deposits.

This is the result of a nine-year trial dubbed the Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs. Stenting trial.

Traditionally the best option when it comes to removing these fat deposits is invasive surgery but this new study finding may result in a changing of the guard so to speak.

The study compared outcomes of the two procedures to determine if one was more effective than the other.

The study showed that carotid artery stenting was just as effective as surgery when it came to removing fatty deposits.

The procedure works by threading a wire mesh coil through the neck artery to remove any build up of fat that maybe present.

The surgical option involves cutting open the neck, scraping away fatty tissue and stitching the neck up again.

“Although the purpose of the study was to compare the two procedures, we were pleased to find that both (surgery) and stenting have become extraordinarily safe,” Dr. Gary Roubin of the Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.

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