Population
Patients with extracranial carotid artery stenosis
Comparison
Carotid artery stenting vs Carotid endarterectomy
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports risk-stratified carotid stenting in select high-risk subsets; leaves open comparative effectiveness versus contemporary therapies.
Carotid artery stenting is an effective revascularization method for extracranial carotid artery stenosis, but careful risk stratification is required to minimize periprocedural complications.
Roubin et al. (2006) studied this question.
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