Endovascular treatment of carotid artery stenosis: retrospective study of 79 patients treated with stenting and angioplasty with and without cerebral protection devices.

We evaluate the results of stenting and angioplasty on carotid bifurcation stenotic lesions using protection systems, emphasizing the indications and technical aspects. Seventy-nine patients, mean age 64.5 years were treated from February,1998 to March, 2003.