The Effect of Operative Approach on In-Hospital Outcomes After Carotid Stenting

Abstract

Carotid artery stenting (CAS) is often used for patients at high risk for endarterectomy. Although performed with increasing frequency, limited data are available comparing transradial or transbrachial (tr/tbCAS) access to established CAS approaches. Therefore, our objective was to examine the effect of a tr/tbCAS approach vs a transfemoral (tfCAS) or transcarotid (TCAR) approach on the outcomes after CAS.