Commentaries

September 2007
The Rise of the Registry
By William A. Gray, MD

July 2007
New Technology: Access for Carotid Stenting
By Gustav R. Eles, DO; Mark H. Wholey, MD; and Robert L. Maholic, DO

March 2007
Designing the Ideal Stent
By Mark H. Wholey, MD, and Ender A. Finol, PhD

February 2007
A Word From an EVA-3S Participant
Alain Branchereau, MD

Raising Critical Questions
Sumaira Macdonald, PhD

Improving Trial Design
Mark H. Wholey, MD

European Perspectives
Jacques Busquet, MD

Healthy Discussion
Richard Green, MD

Capture in the Context of Space and EVA-3S
William A. Gray, MD

Using Covered Stents in the Carotid Arteries
By David L. Dawson, MD

January 2007
Carotid Artery Stenting in 2007
By Gerald Zemel, MD

August 2006
Assessing the Learning Curve of CAS
By Peter H. Lin, MD; Wei Zhou, MD; Panos Kougias, MD; Hosam El Sayed, MD; and Alan B. Lumsden, MD

Operator Experience Versus Embolic Protection in the Carotid Arteries
By James A.M. Smith, DO

Overview of Vulnerable Plaque
By Emile R. Mohler III, MD

June 2006
Firsthand Experiences:When a Straightforward Case Goes Wrong
With Mark H. Wholey, MD

May 2006
An Interview With Rodney D. Raabe, MD

October 2005
Man Versus Machine: Are carotid stent simulators ready for education and certification?
By Herbert D. Aronow, MD, MPH

September 2005
Carotid Artery Occlusive Therapy
By Rodney A. White, MD

August 2005
CAS in Asymptomatic Patients at High Risk for CEA
A Safe Stroke Prevention Treatment in Patients With Comorbid Conditions
By Jay S. Yadav, MD

An Inappropriate and Unproven Option in This Patient Population
By Anthony J. Comerota, MD

Rebuttals: By Jay S. Yadav, MD, and Anthony J. Comerota, MD

July 2005
CAS Approval and Reimbursement
By Dorothy B. Abel; with Angela C. Smith, and Kenneth J. Cavanaugh

June 2005
The Future of CAS Reimbursement
Craig McChesney, Publisher, Interviews Steve Phurrough, MD, MPA, CMS Director of Coverage and Analysis

May 2005
Carotid Artery Stenting: A Perspective on the CMS Decision Memo
By Kieran P. Murphy, MD

January 2005
Carotid Artery Stent Restenosis
By George Younis, MD; Kamal Gupta, MD; Neil Strickman, MD; Ali Mortazavi, MD; Arup Achari, MD; Emerson Perin, MD; and Zvonimir Krajcer, MD

Cerebrovascular Interventions
By Roseanne R. Wholey

An Interview With Takao Ohki, MD, PhD

November / December 2004
Tomorrow's Gold Standard?
Featuring Jay S. Yadav, MD

An Interview With John R. Laird, Jr, MD

October 2004
An Interview With Barry T. Katzen, MD

September 2004
Carotid Atherosclerosis Medical Management
By Seemant Chaturvedi, MD

FDA Approval of Carotid Artery Stenting
Endovascular Today interviews Dorothy B. Abel, Acting Chief of the FDA's Peripheral Vascular Device Branch, and Glenn Stiegman, Biomedical Engineer of the Peripheral Vascular Device Branch

CMS Coverage of Carotid Artery Stenting
Endovascular Today interviews Marcel E. Salive, MD, Director, Division of Medical and Surgical Services at CMS

July / August 2004
Acute Embolic Event as a Result of CAS
By Roekchai Tulyapronchote, MD, and Visuit Vivekaphirat, MD

An Interview With Richard M. Green, MD

June 2004
An Interview With Mark Wholey, MD

May 2004
FDA Insights: The Cordis Carotid Stent System Panel Hearing
By Matt Pesotski, Associate Editor

An Interview With Giancarlo Biamino, MD

September 2003
Carotid Artery Stenting Risk Reduction
Knowing the risk factors for periprocedural complications can dramatically improve our CAS planning and outcomes.
By Robert S. Dieter, MD, and John R. Laird, Jr, MD

September 2002
The Growing Role of Carotid Artery Stenting
An innovative procedure is ready for prime time.
By Mark H. Wholey, MD; Michael Wholey, MD, MBA; Chester R. Jarmolowski, MD; and Gustav R. Eles, DO

Surgery or Stenting?
Most experienced clinicians continue to consider CEA the standard of care.
By David H. Deaton, MD, FACS

Carotid Artery Revascularization in 2007
Will we still be performing surgery 5 years from now?
By Frank J Criado, MD

Carotid Artery Calcification
Lipid-filled plaques are more of a concern.
By Emile R. Mohler III, MD