The struggle of carotid artery stenting

The struggle of carotid artery stenting

In The Lancet, Leo Bonati and colleagues describe the results of the International Carotid Stenting Study (ICSS), a randomised controlled trial comparing carotid artery stenting and carotid endarterectomy. I compliment the authors for completing the largest trial of these two revascularisation strat...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 2015-02, Vol.385 (9967), p.490-491
1. Verfasser: Roffi, Marco
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Carotid Stenosis - therapy
Clinical trials
Endarterectomy, Carotid
Female
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Stents
Surgery
Veins & arteries
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Zusammenfassung:In The Lancet, Leo Bonati and colleagues describe the results of the International Carotid Stenting Study (ICSS), a randomised controlled trial comparing carotid artery stenting and carotid endarterectomy. I compliment the authors for completing the largest trial of these two revascularisation strategies in patients with symptomatic carotid disease.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61829-8