Stenting for Carotid-Artery Stenosis

In the context of his original description of the pathoanatomical relationship of plaque at the carotid bifurcation to ipsilateral hemispheric stroke, C. Miller Fisher predicted that “one day surgeons might develop techniques to remove the offending plaque,” thereby preventing stroke.1 We could forgive Miller Fisher if his prophecy did not extend into the age of endovascular therapies, which over the past decade have assumed an important role, if not a dominant one, in the management of a spectrum of vascular diseases. In the article by Yadav and colleagues in this issue of the Journal, 2 readers are provided with the best . . .