ACCF/SCAI/SVMB/SIR/ASITN 2007 Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Carotid Stenting

ACCF/SCAI/SVMB/SIR/ASITN 2007 Clinical Expert Consensus Document on carotid stenting.

SCAI/SVM expert consensus statement on carotid stenting: Training and credentialing for carotid stenting.

Carotid artery stenting (CAS) has become an integral part of the therapeutic armamentarium offered by cardiovascular medicine programs for the prevention of stroke. The purpose of this expert consensus statement is to provide physician training and credentialing guidance to facilitate the safe and effective incorporation of CAS into clinical practice within these programs. Since publication of ...

Questions on the first consensus document of the ICCS-SPREAD Joint Committee on Carotid Artery Stenting.

Questions on the First Consensus Document of the ICCS-SPREAD Joint Committee on Carotid Artery Stenting To the Editor: We read with great interest the article on carotid artery stenting by the ICCS-SPREAD Joint Committee.1 Given the possible implications in interventional clinical practice for all those involved in the field, a few questions come to mind. In the first part of the report, focuse...

SCAI/SVMB/SVS clinical competence statement on carotid stenting: training and credentialing for carotid stenting - multispecialty consensus recommendations.

Carotid artery revascularization using stent placement with embolic protection requires capable operators, well-prepared facilities, and appropriate patient selection. The recommendations in this document are intended to assist in the safe and appropriate dissemination of this new technique. Careful systematic evaluation of patient and procedure outcomes, locally and nationally, will ensure adh...

Carotid artery stenting: first consensus document of the ICCS-SPREAD Joint Committee.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The prevention of stroke and the correct treatment of carotid artery stenosis represent today a major debate in cardiovascular medicine. Beside carotid endarterectomy, carotid angioplasty and stenting is becoming more widely performed for the treatment of severe carotid obstructive disease, and is now accepted as a less invasive technique that may provide an alternative f...