Clinical Research Directory

General Inclusion Criteria: * Patient \> 18 years old qualified by NeuroVascular Team for carotid revascularization according to local standards of care * Signed informed consent * Agreement (routin un this group of patients) to clinical and ultrasonographis follow up. Angiographic Inclusion Criteria: * De-novo atherosclerotic lesions or neo-atherosclerosis * Symptomatic patients (history of transient ischemic attack, ischaemic stroke or amaurosis fugax within 6 months from index procedure) with index artery stenosis ≥50% assessed in angiography with NASCET method or * Asymptomatic patients with index artery stenosis ≥70-80% assessed in angiography with NASCET method General Exclusion Criteria: * Lack of NeuroVascular Team agreement on carotid revascularization indication * Lack of signed informed consent * Estimated life expectancy less than 1 year * Chronic renal failure with serum creatinine level \> 3.0 mg/dL * Myocardial Infarction within 72 hours prior to index procedure. * Pregnant women * Diagnosed coagulopathies * History of contrast media allergy, not reacting to pharmacotherapy Angiographic Exclusion Criteria: * Index lesion occlusion * Common carotid artery stent protruding to aortic arch * Anatomical conditions restricting stent implantation * Significant common carotid artery stenosis proximal to index lesion (unless treated)