The study that Terry is referring to was presented at the AHA meeting in
Chicago last week. There was an article about it the USA Today on
Wednesday, November 20, 2002 entitled "Stents in neck can prevent stroke
; May make carotid surgery obsolete".

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From: UVM Flownet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bill
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Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 10:50 AM
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Subject: Re: Stent versus endarterectomy


Terry, et.al. Do you know if this is published anywhere? Before you can
make any judgements about the numbers, it is essential that you know
about the population statisitics. As we all know, statistics can show
anything one wants them too. The population this study was drawn from is
the initial critical piece of information. (However, I would also want
to about the surgery at this institution.) It does sound as if they are
experts in stenting there!

Bill Schroedter
Venice,Fl

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From: "Johnson, Bonnie L." <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: Stent versus endarterectomy


> I am with you on this Terry. Those numbers are outrageous. Do you
> happen
to
> know what kind of surgeon or setting those surgeries were performed
> in?
bj
>
>
> Bonnie L. Johnson RDMS, RVT, FSVT
> Stanford University Medical Center
> Director, Vascular Laboratory Services
> Division of Vascular Surgery
> Stanford, CA
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: T.D.Case [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 4:51 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Stent versus endarterectomy
>
>
> Colleagues;
>
> A recent study performed at the Cleveland Clinic and released at the
> American Heart Association meeting in Chicago, reviewed 723 patients
> and compared two groups (endarterectomy and stent placement) for
> perioperative risks which include CVA, MI or death within 30 days of
> the procedure. The study reports that stents had 5.8% risk compared to

> that of
endarterectomy,
> which had 12.6% risk therefor concluding the superiority of stent
placement.
> While the numbers appear impressive, isn't a 12.6% surgical
> perioperative risk unusually high? It was my understanding that
> medical centers having proficency in vascular surgery had risk closer
> to the 2% to 3% area.
>
> Terry Case
>
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