Reasons Underlying the Consent to Endovascular Treatment Displayed by Patients Diagnosed with Asymptomatic Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis

摘要

BackgroundEndovascular treatment of internal carotid artery stenosis (ICAS) has gained popularity in recent years. Offering CAS, which is a controversial treatment in asymptomatic disease, may provoke patient distrust of the diagnosis and intervention benefit.The aim of this study was to prove that asymptomatic ICAS patients tend to show an emotional attitude to their illness, and therefore their decisions regarding carotid artery stenting are externally motivated and assessed emotionally.