Carotid stenting.
From my point of view, carotid artery stenting, in 2005, is clearly here to stay. "Houston, the Eagle has landed." The rest is up to you and me as we encourage our surgical colleagues and our various medical Societies to embrace this safe, effective, and durable technology and make it available to the patients who will really benefit from it.
Krajcer
Zvonimir
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Peripheral Vascular Disease Service, Texas Heart Institute and St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. ZvonkoMD@aol.com
D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome