Carotid artery stenting

Intervention1 paper3 findings

  • Humans1

Associations

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Incident cognitive decline or dementia

upin humans1HR 1.29Low certainty

1 study
  1. Carotid artery stenting is associated with incident cognitive decline or dementia in humans (18.06% vs 15.24%; HR 1.29, CI 1.13–1.46).

    HumansAsymptomatic carotid stenosis; carotid artery stenting versus carotid endarterectomy in the primary matched cohort5 years

    Carotid stenting linked to more cognitive decline than surgery · AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 5 Oct 2026

Dementia

upin humans1HR 1.36Low certainty

1 study
  1. Carotid artery stenting is associated with dementia in humans (5.02% vs 4.13%; HR 1.36, CI 1.04–1.76).

    HumansAsymptomatic carotid stenosis; carotid artery stenting versus carotid endarterectomy in the primary matched cohort5 years

    Carotid stenting linked to more cognitive decline than surgery · AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 5 Oct 2026

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Incident cognitive decline

upin humans1HR 1.29Low certainty

1 study
  1. Carotid artery stenting is associated with incident cognitive decline in humans (16.68% vs 13.80%; HR 1.29, CI 1.13–1.48).

    HumansAsymptomatic carotid stenosis; carotid artery stenting versus carotid endarterectomy in the primary matched cohort5 years

    Carotid stenting linked to more cognitive decline than surgery · AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 5 Oct 2026

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AJNR American Journal of NeuroradiologyHumans

Carotid stenting linked to more cognitive decline than surgery

In asymptomatic carotid stenosis, five-year rates of cognitive decline or dementia were 18.06% after carotid stenting versus 15.24% after carotid…In asymptomatic carotid stenosis, five-year rates of cognitive decline or dementia were 18.06% after carotid stenting versus 15.24% after carotid endarterectomy.