title: Rome wasn't built in a day: the slow but steady evolution of carotid artery stenting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Humanitas Clinical and Research Institute, Rozzano, Milan, Italy - bernhard.reimers@humanitas.it.
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reimers
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Humanitas Clinical and Research Institute, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferrante
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Torsello
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000401:mortality / Q000639:trends*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D057505:Embolic Protection Devices / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000639:trends; D012307:Risk Factors; D015607:Stents / Q000639:trends*; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome