1-Month Results from a Prospective Experience in CAS Using CGuard Stent System: The IRONGUARD 2 Study
Publication
JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions Volume 13, Issue 18, September 2020Author
Pasqualino Sirignano; Eugenio Stabile; Wassim Mansour; Laura Capoccia; Federico Faccenna; Francesco Intrieri; Michelangelo Ferri; Salvatore Saccà; Massimo Sponza; Paolo Mortola; Sonia Ronchey; Placido Grillo; Roberto Chiappa; Sergio Losa; Francesco Setacci; Stefano Pirrelli; Maurizio Taurino; Maria Antonella Ruffino; Marco Udini; Domenico Palombo; Arnaldo Ippoliti; Nunzio Montelione; Carlo Setacci; Gianmarco de Donato; Massimo Ruggeri and Francesco SpezialeFocus
From January 2017 to June 2019, a physician-initiated, prospective, multispecialty registry enrolled 733 consecutive patients undergoing CAS using the CGuard™embolic prevention system in 20 centers. The primary endpoint was stroke up to 30 days; secondary endpoints were technical and procedural success; external carotid artery occlusion; and in-hospital and 30-day transient ischemic attack (TIA), acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and death rates.Highlights
IronGuard 2, real-world registry, suggests that use of CGuard™ embolic prevention system in clinical practice is safe and associated with a minimal occurrence of adverse neurological events up to 30-day follow-up.