It was reported that after the completion of a transcarotid artery revascularization (tcar) procedure, the patient was intermittingly confused.A computed tomography (ct) scan was performed that showed a thrombosed stent.The patient was placed on medical management, however, the next morning the surgeon performed a thrombectomy and removed the stent to resolve the issue due to ongoing symptoms.The patient was later discharged from the hospital in good condition.At this time there was no post stent imaging made available to silk road medical, no p2y12 inhibitor test/study was performed on the patient, and no further information has been made available by the hospital.The patient was suspected to be covid-19 negative.
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