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Evaluation der stentgeschützten Angioplastie zur Therapie von symptomatischen Stenosen der A. carotis

SPACE und andere randomisierte Studien

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Die stentgeschützte Angioplastie der A. carotis (SPAC) hat sich in den letzten Jahren an vielen Zentren zu einer Alternative zur Karotischirurgie (CEA) etabliert. Trotz Publikation zahlreicher Fallberichte, Fallserien und Register steht bisher der wissenschaftliche Beweis der Äquivalenz der beiden Verfahren aus. Bisher sind nur drei randomisierte, multizentrische Studien hierzu publiziert, zwei davon bisher nur als Kongressabstract. Diese Studien sind nicht geeignet, die stentgeschützte Angioplastie als adäquate und etablierte Alternative zur Operation erscheinen zu lassen. Derzeit laufen vier große, multizentrische, randomisierte Vergleichsstudien, in die insgesamt 7300 Patienten einbezogen werden sollen. Da die Studienprotokolle in weiten Teilen vergleichbar sind, wird eine gemeinsame Datenauswertung möglich sein und ist vereinbart. An der in Deutschland und Österreich seit 2 Jahren laufenden SPACE-Studie nehmen derzeit 24 Zentren teil, die bisher knapp 350 Patienten rekrutieren konnten. Mit den endgültigen Resultaten dieser Studien ist zwar erst in 2–5 Jahren zu rechnen, dennoch sollte die Technik der stentgeschützten Angioplastie bis dahin mit ausreichender Kritik beurteilt werden.

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During recent years, stent-protected angioplasty of the carotid artery (SPAC) has become an alternative to endartectomy (CEA) in many centers. Despite many case reports, case series, and open records, it has not been proven that these therapeutical regimens are comparable regarding complication rates and long-term outcome. Until now, only three randomized trials were published on this theme, two of them only as abstracts. This is not sufficient for answering the question of whether SPAC is a good alternative to CEA. At present, four major, randomized, multicenter trials are being run (EVA3S in France, CREST in the US, ICSS in Great Britain and several other countries, and SPACE in Germany and Austria). About 7,300 patients will be included in these trials. At present, 24 centers are participating in the SPACE trial, recruiting about 350 patients. It has been prospectively agreed that EVA-3S, ICSS, and SPACE will combine their results after completion of initial randomization and follow-up to conduct a combined European meta-analysis of the data. Three to 5 years are needed until these trials' final results will be published. Until then, stent-protected angioplasty should be done only under the consideration that it has not been scientifically evaluated.

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Ringleb, P., Kunze, A., Allenberg, J.R. et al. Evaluation der stentgeschützten Angioplastie zur Therapie von symptomatischen Stenosen der A. carotis. Nervenarzt 74, 482–488 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-003-1507-4

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