Stroke/Death Rates Following Carotid Artery Stenting and Carotid Endarterectomy in Contemporary Administrative Dataset Registries: A Systematic Review.

CONCLUSIONS: Data from contemporary administrative dataset registries suggest that stroke/death rates following CAS remain significantly higher than after CEA and often exceed accepted AHA thresholds. There was no evidence of a sustained decline in procedural risk after CAS. PMID: 26346006 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: PubMed: Eur J Vasc Endovasc ... - September 4, 2015 Category: Surgery Authors: Paraskevas KI, Kalmykov EL, Naylor AR Tags: Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg Source Type: research