Acute carotid stent thrombosis:A case report and literature review

BACKGROUND Acute carotid stent thrombosis(ACST)is a rare but devastating complication in the carotid artery stenting(CAS)procedure.The aim of this article is to report a case and review cases of ACST reported in the literature,and investigate risk factors and management strategies for ACST.CASE SUMMARY We reviewed the treatment process of a patient with ACST after CAS.Then multiple databases were systematically searched to identify studies reporting ACST from 2005 to 2020.The demographic data,risk factors,treatment strategies,and prognosis were extracted and analyzed.CONCLUSION The reason for ACST is multifactorial.Proper patient selection,normative antiplatelet treatment,and perfect technical detail may decrease the incidence of ACST.Several treatment strategies such as thrombolysis,mechanical thrombectomy,and open surgery may be options for the treatment of ACST.Limited data have shown that carotid endarterectomy is effective with favorable results.

Age-specific differences in non-cardiac comorbidities among elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure: a special focus on young-old, old-old, and oldest-old

Background:Despite the growing epidemic of heart failure(HF),there is limited data available to systematically compare noncardiac comorbidities in the young-old,old-old,and oldest-old patients hospitalized for HF.The precise differences will add valuable information for better management of HF in elderly patients.Methods:A total of 1053 patients aged 65 years or older hospitalized with HF were included in this study.Patients were compared among three age groups:(1)young-old:65 to 74 years,(2)old-old:75 to 84 years,and(3)oldest-old:≥85 years.Clinical details of presentation,comorbidities,and prescribed medications were recorded.Results:The mean age was 76.7 years and 12.7%were 85 years or older.Most elderly patients with HF(97.5%)had at least one of the non-cardiac comorbidities.The patterns of common non-cardiac comorbidities were different between the young-old and oldestold group.The three most common non-cardiac comorbidities were anemia(53.6%),hyperlipidemia(45.9%),and diabetes(42.4%)in the young-old group,while anemia(73.1%),infection(58.2%),and chronic kidney disease(44.0%)in the oldest-old group.Polypharmacy was observed in 93.0%elderly patients with HF.Additionally,29.2%patients were diagnosed with infection,and 67.0%patients were prescribed antibiotics.However,60.4%patients were diagnosed with anemia with only 8.9%of them receiving iron repletion.Conclusions:Non-cardiac comorbidities are nearly universal in three groups but obviously differ by age,and inappropriate medications are very common in elderly patients with HF.Further treatment strategies should be focused on providing optimal medications for age-specific non-cardiac conditions.