title: Carotid artery stenting: rationale, indications, and results.
abstract: Carotid stenting is a percutaneous, minimally invasive treatment for carotid stenosis. It does not carry the surgical risks of carotid endarterectomy and therefore can be applied to the elderly and to patients with comorbidities. Complications and late events appear low.
authors.affiliation: Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Institute of New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: New
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Roubin
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Iyer
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Vitek
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017073:Atherectomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D004691:Endarterectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015607:Stents; D016019:Survival Analysis; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome