What does CAS stand for?

8) This study showed the non-inferiority of carotid artery stent versus CEA.

The Carotid WALLSTENT Endoprosthesis and Filter Wire EZ System is the only carotid artery stent system indicated in the United States for the treatment of certain patients at high risk for surgery with either ipsilateral or bilateral carotid artery disease (blockages in carotid arteries on one or both sides of the neck).

The Carotid Wallstent Endoprosthesis with the FilterWire EZ System is the only carotid artery stent system approved in the United States with an indication that includes the treatment of bilateral carotid artery disease (blockages in the carotid arteries on both sides of the neck).

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) currently is reviewing its coverage of procedures involving two types of stent technology--cardiac and carotid artery stents.

Under the proposed policy, asymptomatic patients under age 80, considered high-risk for this type of surgery and have 80% or greater carotid artery stenosis, would be eligible for coverage outside of a post-market study or clinical trial, as long as the procedure is performed using the FDA-approved carotid artery stent systems and embolic protection devices in a facility approved by CMS.

The studies that will be presented at this year's meeting will continue to add to the significant body of scientific evidence for the CYPHER([R]) Stent and our diverse portfolio of current and future products, which range from a carotid artery stent system to a wound closure device," said David E.

Carotid artery stent placement for atherosclerotic disease: rationale, technique, and current status.

No other carotid artery stent and embolic protection system has been studied as extensively in as wide a range of high-risk patients as the PRECISE(R) RX Nitinol Self-Expanding Stent and ANGIOGUARD(R) RX Emboli Capture Guidewire System and we intend to continue building upon this important body of clinical evidence," said Dr.