简介:Surgicaloptionsdevelopedtotreatcarotidarterystenosishaveevolvedinthelastsixdecades,andstudieshaveshownthesuperiorityofcarotidendarterectomy(CEA)comparedtomedicaltherapy.Similarly,asendovasculartherapyhasevolvedoverthelasttwodecades,studiesreflectingsafety,feasibility,andequivalenceofcarotidarterystenting(CAS)toCEAhavebeenreplicatedinseveralstudiesforintermediatetohighsurgicalriskpatients.However,sinceitsinception,thefieldofCAShasbeenmiredinseveralcontroversiesandhasbeensubjecttointensescrutinyfrommultiplestakeholderswithinthefieldofmedicine.ThisreviewdiscussesspecificissuesconcerningCASthatarerelevantinthecurrentera.