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Carotid Artery Stenting

While carotid artery endarterectomy (CAE) has long been the standard first-line surgical treatment for removing plaques and preventing stroke, carotid artery stenting (CAS) is now the preferred intervention for higher risk patients. Here, WVU Medicine neurointerventional radiologist Jeffrey Carpenter, MD, explains the benefits of this minimally invasive, FDA-approved procedure.