Ricerc@Sapienza

Data on perioperative outcomes of new mesh-covered carotid
stents have been presented, showing encouraging results1,2. Major
complication rates in CGuard carotid artery stenting (CAS) procedures
range from 0 to 2.5% at 30 days1,2. These data underline
the feasibility and safety of the CGuard™ stent (InspireMD, Tel
Aviv, Israel) in preventing off-table events in the so-called plaque
healing period, that is to say after the intraoperative embolism risk
has been overcome. The IRON-Guard registry2 has continued to
collect data from the first 200 patients treated by CGuard stent
implantation. The present paper reports