Donald Heck

TL;DR: Over 10 years of follow-up, there did not find a significant difference between patients who underwent stenting and those who underwent endarterectomy with respect to the risk of periprocedural stroke, myocardial infarction, or death and subsequent ipsilateral stroke.

TL;DR: Primary stenting of the extracranial carotid artery combined with intracranial mechanical thrombectomy can be an effective treatment for tandem occlusions, can be performed with a high rate of technical success, and can achieve good clinical outcomes in selected patients, however, the incidence of SICH may be higher than in other patient populations and may be associated with the use of abciximab and advanced patient age.

TL;DR: Plaque length seems to be in the pathway between older age and higher risk of S+D among carotid artery stenting–treated patients, but it mediated only 8% of the age effect excess risk of carotids stenting in CREST.

TL;DR: The rigorous multimodal approach to intensive stroke risk factor management in CREST2 has resulted in significant improvements in risk factor control that will enable a comparison of cutting-edge medical care to revascularization in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis.

TL;DR: This study reports periprocedural outcomes in a cohort of carotid artery stenting (CAS) performed for asymptomatic and symptomaticCarotid stenosis, the first national registry for CAS cosponsored by federal and industry partners.