Higher carotid arterial stenting rates associated with poorer clinical outcomes
Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 10:07
in Health & Medicine
Among eligible Medicare beneficiaries, increased use of carotid arterial stenting (CAS) procedures to treat carotid stenosis--the narrowing of the carotid artery--is associated with higher rates of mortality and adverse clinical outcomes, including heart attack and stroke, according to researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.