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Carotid Artery Revascularization in High-Surgical-Risk Patients Using the Carotid WALLSTENT and FilterWire EX/EZ

1-Year Outcomes in the BEACH Pivotal Group

Sriram S. Iyer, MD, FACC^_*,_*, Christopher J. White, MD, FACC, L. Nelson Hopkins, MD, Barry T. Katzen, MD, Robert Safian, MD, FACC^||, Mark H. Wholey, MD^¶, William A. Gray, MD, FACC^#, Rocco Ciocca, MD^_**, William B. Bachinsky, MD, FACC, Gary Ansel, MD, James D. Joye, DO, FACC, Mary E. Russell, MD, FACC^_** for the BEACH Investigators

^_* Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York
Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana
University of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
Baptist Hospital, Miami, Florida
^|| William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
^¶ Pittsburgh Vascular Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
^# Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
^_** Boston Scientific Corporation, Natick, Massachusetts
Pinnacle Health at Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, California.

View larger version (14K): [in this window] [in a new window] [Download PPT slide]   Figure 1 Carotid Artery Stenosis Before and After Stent Implantation Mean percent diameter stenosis in the pivotal population decreased from 71.6% before the index procedure to 10.8% after the procedure. Labels on the x-axis from left to right represent stenosis in 10% intervals (e.g., 90% to 100% stenosis, 80% to <90%, and so on).

View larger version (10K): [in this window] [in a new window] [Download PPT slide]   Figure 2 Significant Effects of Age on Outcomes

View larger version (9K): [in this window] [in a new window] [Download PPT slide]   Figure 3 Freedom From Morbidity and Mortality (Kaplan-Meier Analysis)