December 21, 2010 (Boston, Massachusetts) — After adjustment for symptom and risk status, carotid stenting results in higher rates of stroke and death when compared with surgical endarterectomy in the ...

October 6, 2006 — Results of a randomized trial of carotid stenting vs endarterectomy in symptomatic patients has failed to demonstrate noninferiority of the stenting procedure. The trial, called the ...

Carotid artery stenting when compared with carotid endarterectomy was associated with an increased risk for periprocedural and intermediate- to long-term outcomes, despite reducing periprocedural MI ...

In a cohort of patients who previously had ipsilateral carotid artery stenting, there was no difference in outcomes between those who underwent repeat carotid stenting and those who underwent ...

Carotid artery stenting (CAS) incurs greater expense but provides no better clinical outcomes than carotid endarterectomy (CEA), according to a retrospective single-center analysis published online ...

Carotid artery stenting (CAS) for the treatment of symptomatic carotid stenosis results in a greater number of periprocedural ischemic brain lesions than carotid endarterectomy (CEA), but the ...

The most modern clinical trial to compare the use of carotid-artery stenting with carotid endarterectomy for the prevention of strokes in asymptomatic patients with serious narrowing of the carotid ...

Stenting may be an alternative to open endarterectomy for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis. The Endarterectomy versus Angioplasty in Patients with Symptomatic Severe Carotid Stenosis (EVA-3S) ...

Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is considered the gold standard for treatment of stenosis, but carotid artery stenting (CAS) is a less invasive procedure that offers a promising alternative. Short-term ...

Dr. Kenneth Rosenfield discusses proficiencies required for performing transfemoral carotid artery stenting and how best to ...

Carotid artery stenosis results from a build-up of atherosclerotic plaques within the carotid artery wall and is responsible for approximately 10% of all strokes. Carotid endarterectomy, the surgical ...

What physicians need to know about the expanded carotid artery stenting coverage, including choice of therapy, shared ...