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. 2023 Nov 16;3(6):61.
doi: 10.3892/mi.2023.121. eCollection 2023 Nov-Dec.

Carotid artery stenting and endarterectomy surgery techniques: A 30‑year time‑lapse

Petroula Nana  1 , Konstantinos Spanos  1 , George Kouvelos  1 , Vasiliki Epameinondas Georgakopoulou  2 , Ioannis G Lempesis  2 , Nikolaos Trakas  3 , Pagona Sklapani  3 , Konstantinos Paterakis  4 , George Fotakopoulos  4 , Alexandros G Brotis  4
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Carotid artery stenting and endarterectomy surgery techniques: A 30‑year time‑lapse

Petroula Nana et al. Med Int (Lond). .

Abstract

Carotid endarterectomy or carotid artery stenting (CAS), are the most important axes in carotid artery interventional management. A bibliometric analysis permits an easier access to the current literature trends and information to design future studies. The aim of the present study was to identify the knowledge routes on CAS and examine the research front on the topic. The search was interpreted in Scopus, from 1994 to 2023, and included only original articles and reviews. The BibTex format was used to download all citation and bibliographic data. The present analysis was conducted in two parts, a descriptive one and a network extraction process. Between 1994 and 2023, 34,503 references and 7,758 authors were recorded. The annual growth rate was 21.64%. The CAVATAS trial was the most cited article. As regards word trends, since 2017, trans-carotid stenting, risk factors and plaque characteristics are highlighted. CAS remains an area of high interest with a publication growth rate of >20% per year. As numerous questions remain to be answered, the need to determine the role of CAS may drive further research.

Keywords: angioplasty; bibliometrics; carotid artery stenting; carotid stenosis; statistics.

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Figure 1
Schematic illustration of the main head and neck arteries, carotid athero-thrombosis and endarterectomy and stenting procedures. Parts of this image were derived from the free medical site, http://smart.servier.com/ (accessed on July 18, 2023) by Servier, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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Figure 2
The increasing interest in carotid artery stenting is depicted in a literature annual growth rate estimated at 21.64%.
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Figure 3
Trends regarding word growth. Regarding word trends, since 2017, trans-carotid stenting, risk factors and plaque characteristics are highlighted.
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Figure 4
(A) A total of 20 institutions were implicated in publications on carotid artery stenting. Institutions from the USA, as well as Japanese universities created three cores. (B) Collaborations were observed between European countries and the USA.
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