Symptomatic nonagenarians
| Patient No | Medical history | Anatomical considerations | Type of embolic protection | Type of stent | Complications and/or last clinical follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyperlipidemia, CAD, CKD | Type III arch, calcified arch | EPI filter wire, distal | Wallstent | Death at 4 months |
| 2 | Hyperlipidemia, HTN, CAD | Type II arch, bovine arch | Accunet 5,5 | Acculink | Stroke at 16 months, death at 19 months |
| 3 | Hyperlipidemia, HTN, CAD, AFIB, former smoker | Tortuous innominate | EPI filter wire, distal | Xact | Death at 9 months |
| 4 | Hyperlipidemia, HTN, CAD, previous stroke/TIA, former smoker | Type III arch, tortuous innominate | EPI filter wire, distal | Xact | Death at 23 months |
| 5 | Hyperlipidemia, HTN, previous stroke/TIA | Type III arch, bovine arch | EPI filter wire, distal | Xact | Event free 67 months follow-up |
| 6 | Previous stroke/TIA | Type III arch, tortuous innominate | EPI filter wire, distal | Xact | Stroke within 30 days, no other events, 52 months follow-up |
| 7 | HTN | None | EPI filter wire, distal | Xact | Death at 21 months |
| 8 | HTN, DM 2, CAD, former smoker | Type II arch, tortuous innominate | EZ filter, distal | Wallstent | Death within 30 days |
| 9 | HTN, previous stroke/TIA, former smoker, CKD | None | EZ filter, distal | Wallstent | Event free 17 months follow-up |
| 10 | Hyperlipidemia, HTN, DM 2, AFIB | Type II arch | Mo.Ma, proximal | Wallstent | Event free 12 months follow-up |
| 11 | Hyperlipidemia, HTN, former smoker | Type III arch | Mo.Ma, proximal | Wallstent | Event free 10 months follow-up |
Cases are listed in chronological order of the date on which the procedure was performed.
Column 6 is the time measured from the day of procedure postoperatively to the last follow-up or to an event. There were no complications unless otherwise stated.
Previous ischemic stroke/TIA indicates a past history of ischemic events before the intervention in this study was performed.
Manufacturers: Accunet, Abbott Vascular, Redwood City, California, USA; EPI filter, Boston Scientific, Natick, Massachusetts, USA; EZ filter, Boston Scientific; Mo.Ma, Invatec, Roncadelle Brescia, Italy; Wallstent, Boston Scientific; Xact, Abbott Vascular.
AFIB, atrial fibrillation; CAD, coronary artery disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; DM 2, diabetes mellitus type 2; HTN, hypertension; TIA, transient ischemic attack.