Missing decrease of blood pressure after carotid stenting – A marker for symptomatic periprocedural cerebral ischemia?

Problemstellung: To our knowledge there are no data on arterial blood pressure (ABP) course during the first days after carotid stenting (CAS). The purpose of our study was to detect a possible influence of periprocedural ischemic events, ABP and increased flow velocity in the ipsilateral middle cerebral artery (MCA). Patienten und Methode: 58 consecutive patients after carotid artery stenting were reviewed. Pre and postprocedural MRI was performed. A subgroup of 22 patients was examined by intra- and extracranial duplex sonography before and after the stenting procedure. Continuous non-invasive blood pressure m…