title: Carotid artery stenting: what have we learned from the clinical trials and registries and where do we go from here?
abstract: As with other minimally invasive surgical procedures, carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) has developed rapidly over the last decade. Although many believe equivalency with carotid endarterectomy has been established in high-risk patients, the effectiveness of CAS in lower-risk patients is not yet established. This report aims to provide a comprehensive and critical review of the trials and registries of CAS and to offer insight into future directions of this emerging technology.
authors: Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.
authors: Philip P
authors: PP
authors: Goodney
authors: Richard J
authors: RJ
authors: Powell
mesh_terms: D017130:Angioplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000009:adverse effects; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012042:Registries; D012107:Research Design; D015607:Stents / Q000191:economics; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States