BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Carotid revascularization procedures can be complicated
by stroke. Additional disability adds to the already high costs of the procedure. To weigh the …

Background The International Carotid Stenting Study was a multicenter randomized trial in
which patients with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis were randomly allocated to treatment …

Endarterectomy and angioplasty with stenting have emerged as 2 alternative treatments for
carotid artery stenosis. This study's objective was to determine the cost-effectiveness of …

Object The Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy versus Stenting Trial (CREST)
demonstrated that the risk of the primary composite outcome of stroke, myocardial infarction …

Background and Purpose—The Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy versus Stenting
Trial (CREST) demonstrated similar rates of the primary composite end point between …

Object. Definitive data characterizing the safety and efficacy of carotid angioplasty with stent
placement (CAS) for symptomatic, occlusive carotid artery (CA) disease require further …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hospitals struggle to provide care for elderly patients
based on Medicare payments. Amid concerns of inadequate reimbursement, we sought to …

The authors conducted a study to determine if carotid artery stenting (CAS) is equivalent to
carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in reducing the risk of stroke in asymptomatic patients with …

OBJECTIVE Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is effective in reducing the risk of stroke in
individuals with more than 60% carotid stenosis. Carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) has …

Background: No completed trials have compared carotid artery stenting (CAS) to medical
therapy (MT). We examined the effectiveness of CAS compared with MT in patients with …