Stroke Trials Registry

Angioplasty, carotid

Action
Intravascular procedure to dilate stenotic carotid arteries.

Status
Large multicenter trials comparing angioplasty and endarterectomy are underway.

Trial(s)
= Ongoing
= Completed

CAVATAS Carotid and Vertebral Transluminal Angioplasty Study

EVA-3S Endarterectomy Versus Angioplasty in Patients with Severe Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis

SPACE Stent-protected Percutaneous Angioplasty of the Carotid vs. Endarterectomy

Web Links and Publications

EVA-3S Web Site (French)

SPACE Trial Website (German)

The SPACE Study: Stent-Protected Percutaneous Angioplasty of the Carotid vs. Endarterectomy.
Ongoing Clinical Trials Session, 27th International Stroke Conference, 2002. [PDF Format]

A Prospective Single Center Study to Evaluate Safey and Short-term Efficacy of Angioplasty and Stent Placement for Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease. 26th International Stroke Conference.
Stroke 2000;32:383-a.

Multicenter Evaluation of the Efficacy of Endovascular Treatment for Symptomatic Vasospasm unresponsve to Hypervolemic and Hypertensive Therapy in Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. 26th International Stroke Conference.
Stroke 2000;32:381-b.

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting for carotid artery stenosis.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2000;(2):CD000515.

Abciximab as an adjunct to high-risk carotid or vertebrobasilar angioplasty: preliminary experience.
Neurosurgery. 2000 Jun;46(6):1316-24; discussion 1324-5.

A comparison of carotid angioplasty with stenting versus endarterectomy with regional anesthesia.
J Vasc Surg 1998 Sep;28(3):397-402; discussion 402-3

Randomized study of carotid angioplasty and stenting versus carotid endarterectomy: a stopped trial.
J Vasc Surg 1998 Aug;28(2):326-34

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