Gupta, AKPurkayastha, SKapilamoorthy, TRNair, MDKrishnamoorthy, TRupa, SKesavadas, CBodhey, NKThomas, B2012-12-042012-12-042006NEUROLOGY INDIA. 54; 1; 68-72http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16679647https://dspace.sctimst.ac.in/handle/123456789/200Background and Purpose: The role of carotid artery stenting (CAS) as an alternative to carotid endarterectomy in the treatment of for symptomatic carotid artery stenosis is investigated. Materials and Methods: Forty-seven patients underwent CAS over 10-year period. Forty-nine vessels were treated. Stenosis quantification was done using North American symptomatic carotid endarterectomy trial method. The mean follow-up period by clinical and Duplex examination ranged is 5.6 years. Results: The technical success rate was 100%. There were four deaths (8.1%) and two (4.1%) minor strokes within thirty days of procedure. There was no major strokes. All patients with minor stroke achieved complete recovery at 1-month follow up. Two deaths occurred probably due to hyperperfusion syndrome (HS) and two due to cardiac arrest. Conclusion: CAS is an effective treatment modality of symptomatic carotid artery disease but should be carefully done in high-risk groups having severe medical ailments and those having severe bilateral stenosis of the carotid arteries.Cardiology