Results from the PROFI study indicate that the use of a proximal balloon occlusion in carotid artery stenting lead to fewer cerebral ischemic lesions - a predictor of stroke - than with the use of a filter. Trial results were presented at the 23rd annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. Previous randomized trials have revealed a higher rate of stroke following carotid artery stenting when compared to surgical removal of plaque from the carotid artery...
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