Significant Association of Annual Hospital Volume With the Risk of Inhospital Stroke or Death Following Carotid Endarterectomy but Likely Not After Carotid Stenting: Secondary Data Analysis of the Statutory German Carotid Quality Assurance Database [Peripheral Vascular Disease]

Conclusions—
An inverse volume–outcome relationship in CEA-treated patients was demonstrated. No significant association between hospital volume and the risk of stroke or death was found for CAS.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions - November 3, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kuehnl, A., Tsantilas, P., Knappich, C., Schmid, S., Konig, T., Breitkreuz, T., Zimmermann, A., Mansmann, U., Eckstein, H.-H. Tags: Ethics and Policy, Quality and Outcomes, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Cerebrovascular Procedures Peripheral Vascular Disease Source Type: research