Endovascular treatment of patients with carotid stenosis.
Carotid artery stenting is a less invasive technique for carotid revascularization as compared with endarterectomy. However, clinical efficacy for carotid endarterectomy has been established through rigorous randomized clinical trials. Clinical trials and registries on carotid stenting to date have not been powered to compare differential efficacy with endarterectomy in symptomatic patients. Consequently, caution is recommended in use of carotid stenting, pending reports from larger randomized clinical trials.
Hobson
Robert W
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Division of Vascular Surgery, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, ADMC, Building 6, Room 620, 30 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07101, USA. hobsonrw@umdnj.edu
D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015607:Stents / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data