title: Credentialing operators for carotid artery stenting: accepting the occasional "bad apple" or insisting on airline industry "proficiency".
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Associates of the Southeast, Birmingham, Alabama. Electronic address: garyroubin@aol.com.
authors.forename: Gary S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Roubin
mesh_terms: D017130:Angioplasty / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents
keywords: CREST; carotid stenting outcomes; embolic protection devices