Commentary on “Carotid Artery Stenting Will Replace Carotid Endarterectomy”

Alberts MJ , McCann R. , Smith TP A randomized trial: carotid stenting versus endarterectomy in patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis, study designs . J Neurovasc Dis. 1997;Nov-Dec: 228-234 .

Alberts MJ Results of a multicenter prospective randomized trial of carotid artery stenting vs. carotid endarterectomy . Stroke. 2001;32: 325 .

Wholey MH , Al-Mubarek N. Updated review of the global carotid artery stent registry . Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2003;60: 259-266 .

Clinical alert: benefit of carotid endarterectomy for patients with high-grade stenosis of the internal carotid artery. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Stroke and Trauma Division. North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial (NASCET) investigators . Stroke. 1991;22: 816-817 .

Clinical advisory: carotid endarterectomy for patients with asymptomatic internal carotid artery stenosis . Stroke. 1994;25: 2523-2524 .

Mas JL , Chatellier G. , Beyssen B. , et al; EVA-3S Investigators. Endarterectomy versus stenting in patients with symptomatic severe carotid stenosis . N Engl J Med. 2006; 355: 1660-1671 .

Yadav JS , Wholey MH , Kuntz RE , et al. Protected carotid-artery stenting versus endarterectomy in high-risk patients . N Engl J Med. 2004;351: 1493-1501 .

Endovascular versus surgical treatment in patients with carotid stenosis in the Carotid and Vertebral Artery Transluminal Angioplasty Study (CAVATAS): a randomised trial . Lancet. 2001 ;357: 1729-1737 .

Ringleb PA , Allenberg J. , Bruckmann H. , et al. 30 day results from the SPACE trial of stent-protected angioplasty versus carotid endarterectomy in symptomatic patients: a randomised non-inferiority trial . Lancet. 2006;368: 1239-1247 .

Wholey MH , Wholey M. , Mathias K. , et al. Global experience in cervical carotid artery stent placement . Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2000;50: 160-167 .

Lin PH , Bush RL , Peden E. , et al. What is the learning curve for carotid artery stenting with neuroprotection? Analysis of 200 consecutive cases at an academic institution . Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther. 2005;17: 113-123 .

Setacci C. , Cremonesi A. SPACE and EVA-3S trials: the need of standards for carotid stenting . Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2007;33: 48-49 .