Carotid artery disease: stenting vs surgery
Aug 10, 2016•15 min•Ep. 74
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Episode description
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Associate Editor Dr. James Rudd is joined by Professor Marco Roffi from the University Hospital, Geneva. He is the first author of an Education in Heart paper entitled "Carotid Artery Stenting".
They discuss how best to identify patients with carotid artery disease, the role of imaging, when to choose stenting vs surgery and the current ESC guidelines in this area.
Read the full article: http://heart.bmj.com/content/102/13/1059.
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