• Filter By:
• Specialty
• Source
• Condition
• Cancer
• Infectious Disease
• Drug
• Training
• Management
• Procedure
• Therapy
• Vaccine
• Nutrition
• Country

Carotid artery stenting outcomes in dataset registries: a cause of concern or an opportunity for improvement?
Dear Editor, Roffi et al1 report that contemporary outcomes following carotid stenting (CAS) in large-scale registries were comparable to carotid endarterectomy (CEA). They also concluded that, over time, complication rates following CAS had decreased.1 We recently reviewed outcomes after >1 500 000 procedures in 21 administrative dataset registries where procedural death/stroke rates were reported for both CEA and CAS.2 One key finding was that CAS was associated with in-hospital/30-day death/stroke rates that exceeded the 3% American Heart Association (AHA) risk threshold for asymptomatic patients in 9/21 re...
Source: Heart - June 9, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Paraskevas, K. I., Naylor, A. R. Tags: Review articles PostScript Source Type: research

Carotid artery stenting
Learning objectives After reading this article the reader should:Know the appropriate diagnostic workup for patients with carotid artery disease. Be able to put in perspective, based on strengths and limitations, the results of randomised trials comparing carotid artery stenting and carotid endarterectomy. Be able to identify patients that may benefit from carotid artery stenting. Introduction In western countries, stroke is the fourth leading cause of death, after heart disease, cancer and chronic respiratory diseases.1 Carotid artery disease may be responsible for 10–15% of all ischaemic strokes.2 Randomised contro...
Source: Heart - June 9, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Roffi, M., Kulcsar, Z., Carrera, E., Cremonesi, A. Tags: Education in Heart, Drugs: cardiovascular system, Interventional cardiology, Epidemiology, Tobacco use Source Type: research