Safety of Stenting and Endarterectomy for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials

Among patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis, stenting has a significantly higher rate of any peri-procedural stroke and peri-procedural minor stroke than CEA, and similar risk of peri-procedural major stroke, peri-procedural ipsilateral stroke, or MI.