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Background Stenting is an alternative to endarterectomy for treatment of carotid artery stenosis, but long-term efficacy is uncertain. We report long-term data from the randomised International Carotid Stenting Study comparison of these treatments.Methods Patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis were randomly assigned 1:1 to open treatment with stenting or endarterectomy at 50 centres worldwide. Randomisation was computer generated centrally and allocated by telephone call or fax. Major outcomes were assessed by an independent endpoint committee unaware of treatment assignment. The primary endpoint was fatal or disabling stroke in any territory after randomisation to the end of follow-up. Analysis was by intention to treat ([ITT] all patients) and per protocol from 31 days after treatment (all patients in whom assigned treatment was completed). Functional ability was rated with the modified Rankin scale. This study is registered, number ISRCTN25337470.Findings 1713 patients were assigned to stenting (n=855) or endarterectomy (n=858) and followed up for a median of 4.2 years (IQR 3.0-5.2, maximum 10.0). Three patients withdrew immediately and, therefore, the ITT population comprised 1710 patients. The number of fatal or disabling strokes (52 vs 49) and cumulative 5-year risk did not differ significantly between the stenting and endarterectomy groups (6.4% vs 6.5%; hazard ratio [HR] 1.06, 95% CI 0.72-1.57, p=0.77). Any stroke was more frequent in the stenting group than in the endarterectomy group (119 vs 72 events; ITT population, 5-year cumulative risk 15.2% vs 9.4%, HR 1.71, 95% CI 1.28-2.30, p<0.001; per-protocol population, 5-year cumulative risk 8.9% vs 5.8%, 1.53, 1.02-2.31, p=0.04), but were mainly non-disabling strokes. The distribution of modified Rankin scale scores at 1 year, 5 years, or final follow-up did not differ significantly between treatment groups.Interpretation Long-term functional outcome and risk of fatal or disabling stroke are similar for stenting and endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis. Copyright (C) Bonati et al. Open Access article distributed under the terms of CC BY.
Author(s): Bonati LH, Dobson J, Featherstone RL, Ederle J, van der Worp HB, de Borst GJ, Mali WPTM, Beard JD, Cleveland T, Engelter ST, Lyrer PA, Ford GA, Dorman PJ, Brown MM, Int Carotid Stenting Study Investi
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Lancet
Year: 2015
Volume: 385
Issue: 9967
Pages: 529-538
Print publication date: 07/02/2015
Online publication date: 14/10/2014
Date deposited: 07/04/2015
ISSN (print): 0140-6736
ISSN (electronic): 1474-547X
Publisher: Elsevier
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61184-3
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61184-3
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