Washington, Oct 26: A new Austrian study has found that simultaneous stenting of coronary, carotid and several other arteries with significant atherosclerosis, may help patients avoid undergo multiple stenting procedures and save money. "If other studies confirm our results, I think almost every suitable patient should be considered a candidate for a simultaneous approach," lead author Dr Robert Hofman of City-Hospital Linz, was quoted by Health Scout .



"The most important benefit is that the patient can have several different problems treated during one single session. That allows them to avoid multiple trips to the catheterization lab, multiple punctures of the femoral artery, and possibly prevents them from having an unnecessarily long hospital stay or readmission," Hofman noted.

The study, published in the November issue of Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions , included 295 people having elective stenting of a significantly narrowed carotid artery, the major supplier of blood to the brain.


In 67 of the patients, stents were also placed in other arteries with significant atherosclerosis at the same time that they had stenting of the carotid artery.
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