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Age and Ageing Advance Access published online on November 17, 2006
Age and Ageing, doi:10.1093/ageing/afl119
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Copyright © The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society.
Received March 24, 2006
Accepted August 11, 2006

Case Report

Endovascular intervention for symptomatic bilateral carotid artery stenosis in an octogenarian

Omid Halse 1, Andrew Clifton 1, and Geoffrey C. Cloud 1 *

1 Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Atkinson Morley Wing, St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT, UK

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Geoffrey C. Cloud, E-mail: g.cloud{at}sgul.ac.uk


  Abstract

An 89-year-old man presented with two separate minor stroke episodes due to high grade bilateral carotid stenoses, which were successfully treated with endovascular angioplasty and stenting. The role of operative interventions for high grade symptomatic carotid stenosis in patients aged over 80 years is discussed.

Keywords: stroke, carotid artery stenosis, carotid stenting, elderly.
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