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Carotid artery stenting: rationale, indications, and results
1Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Institute of New York, NY 10021, USA.
Comprehensive Therapy
|October 16, 1999
Abstract:
Carotid stenting is a percutaneous, minimally invasive treatment for carotid stenosis. It does not carry the surgical risks of carotid endarterectomy and therefore can be applied to the elderly and to patients with comorbidities. Complications and late events appear low.