[Technique and approach to carotid stenting].
Assuming that the ongoing large randomized controlled trials comparing CAS and endarterectomy support the efficacy and safety of CAS, this method will play a major role in patients with carotid stenosis in the near future. Patient selection, establishing standards of treatment, and systematic training of the interventionist are major issues. This article aims to give an overview of current techniques and devices available in CAS.
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D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004691:Endarterectomy; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D015607:Stents