Carotid Artery Stenting versus Carotid Endarterectomy for Symptomatic or Asymptomatic Extracranial Carotid Stenosis: A National Cohort Study

Stroke is now the 5th leading cause of death in the United States, and carotid artery stenosis is the cause of about 20% to 25% of strokes. We hypothesized that CAS maybe an alternative to CEA in both symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis patients.