It was reported that after the completion of a transcarotid artery revascularization (tcar) procedure, the patient exhibited stroke like symptoms that included increased agitation and loss of strength in his right side.The physician stated the magnetic resonance imaging (mri) showed new white lesions "in the distribution of the left carotid artery".The physician chose to intubate him and as was still intubated four days post-operatively following commands, but still had some residual weakness.It is to be noted that the prior to the tcar procedure, the patient had bilateral non-critical carotid stenosis with basillar artery occlusion.Several weeks prior, the patient had presented with cerebellar strokes confirmed with mri.The patient was then sent for angiography and in concert with ir/neurology, the patient was placed on medical therapy.The patient then returned to the hospital with additional symptoms that included aphasia and speech slurring, which led the team to consider a carotid intervention.Out of an abundance of caution, this complaint is being reported as it is unclear if the adverse event was caused by the procedure, a patient response, or the device.
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