RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Understanding the CREST results JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO Cleve Clin J Med FD Cleveland Clinic SP 892 OP 902 DO 10.3949/ccjm.77a.10074 VO 77 IS 12 A1 Olcay Aksoy A1 Samir R. Kapadia A1 Christopher Bajzer A1 Wayne M. Clark A1 Mehdi H. Shishehbor YR 2010 UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/77/12/892.abstract AB The Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy Versus Stenting Trial (CREST) is the largest randomized prospective study to date to compare carotid artery stenting and carotid endarterectomy in a patient population similar to that seen in everyday practice. CREST showed stenting and surgery to be equivalent in terms of the composite end point of stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), or death within 30 days, as well as for the rate of stroke at up to 4 years (N Engl J Med 2010; 363:11–23). Importantly, the risk of major stroke was low with either intervention. However, the results need to be considered in the context of the impact of each procedure on stroke and MI.