Stentprotected Angioplasty of Symptomatic Carotid Artery Stenoses. The European Point of View

Qureshi AI Qureshi Z : Carotid angioplasty and stent placement for the treatment of carotid stenosis: past, present, and future. Int J Stroke 2006; 1:32–33.

Qureshi AI . Carotid angioplasty with or without stent placement versus carotid endarterectomy for treatment of carotid stenosis: a meta-analysis. Neurosurgery 2005; 56:1171–9; discussion 1179–81.

Coward LJ Featherstone RL Brown MM : Safety and efficacy of endovascular treatment of carotid artery stenosis compared with carotid endarterectomy: a Cochrane systematic review of the randomized evidence. Stroke 2005; 36:905–11.

Hobson RW II . Carotid artery stenting is associated with increased complications in octogenarians: 30-day stroke and death rates in the CREST lead-in phase. J Vasc Surg 2004; 40:1106–11.

Mas JL : Endarterectomy vs. Angioplasty in Patients with Symptomatic Severe Carotid Stenosis (EVA-3S) Trial. Cerebrovasc Dis 2004; 18:62–5.

Mas JL Chatellier G Beyssen B : Carotid angioplasty and stenting with and without cerebral protection: clinical alert from the endarterectomy versus angioplasty in patients with symptomatic severe carotid stenosis (EVA-3S) trial. Stroke 2004; 35:e18–20.

EVA-3S Investigators: Endartérectomie versus Angioplastie chez les patients ayant une Sténose carotide symptomatique serreé, available at http://eva3s.hegp.bhdc.jussieu.fr, Accessed December 4, 2005.

Featherstone RL Brown MM Coward LJ : International carotid stenting study: protocol for a randomised clinical trial comparing carotid stenting with endarterectomy in symptomatic carotid artery stenosis. Cerebrovasc Dis 2004; 18:69–74.

Ringleb PA . The stent-supported percutaneous angioplasty of the carotid Artery vs. Endarterectomy trial. Cerebrovasc Dis 2004; 18:66–68.

Chaturvedi S . Carotid endarterectomy – an evidence-based review: report of the Therapeutics and Technology assessment subcommittee of the American academy of neurology. Neurology 2005; 65:794–801.