Tag: CREST-2
Fear and loathing in a post-CREST-2 world
Medical editor Malachi Sheahan III, MD, reflects on the release of the CREST-2 results and considers what they may mean for clinical practice.
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Vascular Specialist–January/February 2026
In this issue:
Female surgeons still have lower case volumes when compared to men
VQI-VISION analysis shows premature PAD patients have higher amputation risk
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Vascular Specialist–November/December 2025
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CREST-2: Landmark trial finds benefit from carotid stenting
One-year results from IVC stent clinical trial show positive safety and efficacy data
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CREST-2: Landmark trial finds benefit from carotid stenting
The National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded CREST-2 study has found that, for people with high-grade asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis who have not experienced recent...
‘Historical’ CREST-2 data show reduced stroke risk with carotid stenting versus...
The international CREST-2 study has found that, for people with severe carotid artery narrowing who have not experienced recent stroke symptoms, a minimally invasive...
Debate verdict: Carotid endarterectomy maintains its golden hue
The established “gold-standard” approach to carotid revascularization remained enshrined as the go-to operation as far as a 2025 Charing Cross (CX) International Symposium audience...
Data and discussion forefront carotid session at ‘pivotal moment’
Contemporary management of carotid disease after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) carotid artery stenting (CAS) decision memo and prior to CREST-2...
Carotid stenting rebuttal: Those who live in glass houses…
Christopher J. White, MD, responds to a recent editorial by Malachi Sheahan III, MD, that took a critical look at the decision by the...
SVS members rally to respond to CMS carotid stenting coverage proposal
Nearly one-third of the public comments submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on a controversial proposed coverage decision affecting carotid...
SVS responds to CMS proposed coverage expansion for carotid stenting
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and its affiliated Patient Safety Organization (PSO)/Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) have submitted a formal response to the Centers...
Research indicates low stroke risk and benefit of medication alone in...
The risk of having a future stroke caused by asymptomatic carotid stenosis is “so low” that most patients with this condition could potentially be treated with...
Increased market competition linked to higher odds of revascularization among asymptomatic...
A vascular surgery research team with a growing reputation for its work investigating appropriateness in care in the peripheral vascular bed recently uncovered an...
Corner Stitch: From intentions to gratitude in 2022
A time of transition, like the dawn of a New Year, usually commences the mass drive for New Year’s resolutions and intentions. Many of...