Carotid stenting "appears as safe as" endarterectomy, researcher tells AHA meeting.
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CAROTID STENTING "APPEARS AS SAFE AS" ENDARTERECTOMY, Gary Roubin, MD, Lenox Hill Medical Center, New York City, stated Nov. 11 at the American Heart Association scientific sessions in Orlando, Florida. Roubin's conclusion was based on data from a registry of 320 high-risk stroke patients who received carotid stents at the University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham.