Alarmingly high stroke and death rates after carotid artery stenting

Three recent studies report alarming results for carotid artery stenting (CAS).1-3 The first is a report of patients undergoing CAS (n  = 12,298) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA; n = 66,169) during 2009 to 2016 in the Vascular Quality Initiative (n = 18 regional quality groups).1 For asymptomatic patients, perioperative stroke/death rates after CEA were within the recommended thresholds by the American Heart Association (AHA) gu idelines (
Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research