The CARE Registry is a benchmarking tool for health care providers to measure and improve the care they provide for patients undergoing Carotid Stent (CAS) and Endarterectomy (CEA) procedures

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The CARE Registry is a benchmarking tool for
health care providers to measure and improve the
care they provide for patients undergoing
Carotid Stent (CAS) and Endarterectomy (CEA)
procedures

• Registry Updates
• 178 Participants
• CAS Patient Records in Transactional Database
  8,765
• CEA Patient Records in Transactional Database
  5,643
• Online data entry tool
• Software Vendors
• Cedaron Medical Inc.
• Heartbase
• LUMEDX
• Research Publications
• Mid America Heart Institute (MAHI)
• Oral Abstract - AHA08
• Poster Abstract - ACC09,
• AHA10, ISC10

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• Registry The CARE Registry Will Be Able to Answer
  Additional Questions, Such As.
• How do outcomes compare between those involved in
  randomized trials and those placing carotid
  stents following CMS approval for reimbursement?
• Do the indications for the carotid artery stent
  implantation affect patient outcomes?
• How do the carotid artery stent procedure-related
  complications compare to endarterectomy
  complications?
• Data Extract Feature
• CAS Procedure
• CAS Adverse Events
• CAS Medication
• CAS Lesion Data
• CAS Stents Implanted
• CAS Embolic Protection Device
• CAS Closure Method
• CEA Procedure
• CEA Adverse Events
• CEA Medication