title: The good, the bad, and the about-to-get ugly: national trends in carotid revascularization: comment on "Geographic variation in carotid revascularization among Medicare beneficiaries, 2003-2006".
authors.affiliation: Departments of Internal Medicine and Clinical Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390, USA. ethan.halm@utsouthwestern.edu
authors.forename: Ethan A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Halm
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015607:Stents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States