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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 24.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 Dec 24;74(25):3071–3079. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.10.032

Table 4.

Periprocedural Adverse Events among Asymptomatic Patients Undergoing Carotid Stenting in C2R for Primary Atherosclerosis, Stratified by Potential CREST-2 Trial Eligibility

Adverse event rates - n (%) All asymptomatic patients
1180* (100%)
CREST-2 trial ineligible
916 (77.6%)
CREST-2 trial eligible
264 (22.4%)
Stroke or death 16 (1.4) 14 (1.5) 2 (0.8)
Any stroke, regardless of laterality 12 (1.0) 11 (12) 1 (0.4)
Stroke ipsilateral to the index artery 9 (0.8) 8 (0.9) 1 (0.4)
Stroke contralateral to the index artery 5 (0.4) 5 (0.6) 0 (0)
Death 4 (0.3) 3 (0.3) 1 (0.4)
Stroke, death, or myocardial infarction 18 (1.5) 16 (1.8) 2 (0.8)
Myocardial infarction (MI) 2 (0.2) 2 (0.2) 0 (0)
Stroke, death, MI, or major access site complications 27 (2.3) 23 (2.5) 4 (1.5)
Major access site complications 9 (0.8) 7 (0.8) 2 (0.8)
*

1180 asymptomatic patients out of the total 2141 C2R patients with primary atherosclerosis

Access site complications are considered major if there is a need for blood transfusion or surgical evacuation/repair