Endarterectomy versus Stenting in Patients with Symptomatic Severe Carotid Stenosis

Mas, Jean‐Louis; Châtellier, Gilles; Beyssen, B.; Branchereau, Alain; Moulin, Thierry; Becquemin, Jean‐Pierre; Larrue, Vincent; Liévre, Michel; Leys, Didier; Bonneville, Jean-François; Watelet, J; Pruvo, Jean‐Pierre; Albucher, Jean‐François; Viguier, Alain; Piquet, Philippe; Garnier, Pierre; Viader, Fausto; Touzé, Emmanuel; Giroud, Maurice; Hosseini, Hassan; Pillet, J; Favrole, Pascal; Neau, Jean‐Philippe; Ducrocq, Xavier

doi:10.1056/nejmoa061752

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Endarterectomy versus Stenting in Patients with Symptomatic Severe Carotid Stenosis

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Oct 18, 2006

Authors:

Jean‐Louis Mas

Gilles Châtellier

B. Beyssen

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Carotid stenting is less invasive than endarterectomy, but it is unclear whether it is as safe in patients with symptomatic carotid-artery stenosis. METHODS: We conducted a multicenter, randomized, noninferiority trial to compare stenting with endarterectomy in patients with a symptomati...

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Medicine

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Carotid endarterectomy

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