Age effect in Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis in the CREST and ACT 1 Stenting versus Endarterectomy Trials.

Objective: We assessed if age was an effect modifier in a pooled analysis of two randomized trials comparing CAS and CEA in asymptomatic patients, CREST and ACT I.

Methods: We analyzed data from 2544 patients aged <80 with ≥70% asymptomatic carotid stenosis randomized to CAS or CEA (n=1091; n=1453) who were recruited between 2000 and 2013. Age was considered in four strata (<65, 65-69, 70-74 and 75-79).

A Survey of Interventional Cardiologists' Attitudes and Beliefs About Public Reporting of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

Importance: Public reporting of procedural outcomes has been associated with lower rates of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and worse outcomes after myocardial infarction. Contemporary data are limited on the influence of public reporting on interventional cardiologists' clinical decision making.

Objective: To survey a contemporary cohort of interventional cardiologists in Massachusetts and New York about how public reporting of PCI outcomes influences clinical decision making.