Objective Simulator-Based Evaluation of Carotid Artery Stenting Proficiency (from Assessment of Operator Performance by the Carotid Stenting Simulator Study [ASSESS])
Weisz G, Smilowitz N, Parise H, Devaud J, Moussa I, Ramee S, Reisman M, White C, Gray W. Objective Simulator-Based Evaluation of Carotid Artery Stenting Proficiency (from Assessment of Operator Performance by the Carotid Stenting Simulator Study [ASSESS]). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2013, 112: 299-306. PMID: 23601579, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.02.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid arteryInterventional cardiologistsComplication rateAngiographic resultsCarotid lesionsMedical managementFluoroscopy timeProcedural outcomesEndovascular proceduresEndovascular simulatorScoring systemInterventional operatorsArteryFilter deploymentPresent study validatesComposite scoreOperator proficiencyExperienced groupLesionsOperator experienceCardiologistsProficiency evaluationPresent studyBetter scoresScores