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Credentialing for Carotid Artery Stenting
San Francisco, CA Endovascular treatment of cervical carotid artery stenosis is a rapidly expanding area of clinical competence, and physicians from various subspecialties are already performing carotid artery stenting, As a result of the diverse specialty backgrounds of physicians performing carotid artery stenting, consensus regarding the establishment of credentialing standards remains elusive. In the following manuscript we review the physician credentialing process, published data, and national society position statements applicable to carotid artery stenting.
Key Words: carotid artery stenting physician credentialing process carotid artery stenosis
Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Vol. 17, No. 2,
127-131 (2005) |
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