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2 . 2026

Complications during carotid artery stenting (literature review and practical guidelines)

Abstract

Carotid artery stenting is an effective method for treating stenotic lesions of the carotid arteries and preventing stroke. However, despite continuous technological advancements in stents and neuroprotection systems, the procedure carries the risk of complications that can affect clinical outcomes.

This article provides a review of the literature on complications associated with carotid artery stenting, their classification, risk factors, clinical manifestations, prevention and management strategies, as well as the authors’ own experience in endovascular treatment of patients with stenotic carotid artery lesions at the Department of Endovascular Surgery and Invasive Cardiology of the “Central Clinical Hospital with Polyclinic” of the Administrative Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation.

Keywords:carotid stenosis; internal carotid artery; carotid artery stenting; stroke

Authors’ contribution. Study conception and design – Ter-Akopyan A.V., Kalinin A.A., Likov V.F.; data collection and handling – Abramov A.S., Gurdzibeev A.B.; draft manuscript preparation – Ter-Akopyan A.V., Abramov A.S., Gurdzibeev A.B.; manuscript revision – Ter-Akopyan A.V., Kalinin A.A., Likov V.F.

For citation: Ter-Akopyan A.V., Abramov A.S., Kalinin A.A., Likov V.F., Gurdzibeev A.B. Complications during carotid artery stenting (literature review and practical guidelines). Angiology and Vascular Surgery. Journal named after Academician A.V. Pokrovsky. 2026; 32 (2): 105–16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33029/1027-6661-2026-32-2-105-116

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CHIEF EDITOR
Yuri V. Belov
Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, President of the Russian Society of Angiologists and Vascular Surgeons

 

In accordance with the decision of the Presidium of the Russian Society of Angiologists and Vascular Surgeons, the journal "Angiology and Vascular Surgery" will be named after Academician A.V. Pokrovsky starting from No. 2/2022.

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