Credentialing for carotid artery stenting.
Endovascular treatment of cervical carotid artery stenosis is a rapidly expanding area of clinical competence, and physicians from various subspecialties are already performing carotid artery stenting. As a result of the diverse specialty backgrounds of physicians performing carotid artery stenting, consensus regarding the establishment of credentialing standards remains elusive. In the following manuscript we review the physician credentialing process, published data, and national society position statements applicable to carotid artery stenting.
Schneider
Darren B
DB
Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0222, USA. SchneiderD@surgery.ucsf.edu
Rapp
Joseph H
JH
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000592:standards; D002339:Carotid Arteries; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003406:Credentialing / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents