The current national criteria for carotid artery stenting overestimate its efficacy in patients who are symptomatic and at high risk

Conclusions: Physiologic high-risk status was associated with increased stroke/death, whereas anatomic high-risk status showed a trend toward increased stroke/death in symptomatic patients undergoing CAS compared with non-high-risk patients undergoing CAS or physiologically high-risk patients undergoing CEA. Our results suggest that the current national criteria for CAS overestimate its efficacy in patients who are symptomatic and at high risk.

http://www.jvascsurg.org/article/PIIS0741521413001341/abstract?rss=yes

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - April 8, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Shunsuke Yoshida, Rodney P. Bensley, Julia D. Glaser, Christoph S. Nabzdyk, Allen D. Hamdan, Mark C. Wyers, Elliot L. Chaikof, Marc L. Schermerhorn Tags: Clinical research studies Source Type: research