Long-Term Outcome Of Endovascular Treatment Versus Endarterectomy In Patients With Carotid Stenosis (CAVATAS Study)

Patients with carotid stenosis, a narrowing of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the brain, could have a better treatment outcome by removing the material causing the narrowing with a surgery called endarterectomy. The other alternative is balloon angioplasty with or without the placing of a stent (small wire mesh tube in the artery) also known as endovascular treatment (ET).