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IP131. Transfemoral Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting With Embolic Protection: A 7-year Retrospective Analysis of a Single-Center Experience
Carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) is an excellent, often superior, alternative to carotid endarterectomy (CEA). When performed by experienced operators, both are equivalent in periprocedural risk and stroke prevention. Widespread adoption of CAS in the United States has been impeded by reimbursement regulations mandated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that favor CEA over CAS for patients with asymptomatic carotid disease. This policy has led to decreased CAS volumes and an increase in percentages of patients receiving CAS for symptomatic vs asymptomatic disease.
Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - May 17, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Michael B. Silva, Garold Motes, Zulfiqar Faisal. Cheema, Grant Fankhauser, Nikita Tihonov, Jennifer Worsham, Kaled Diab, Charlie Cheng Tags: IP: Interactive Poster Session Source Type: research
