This study aimed to evaluate the influence of carotid stent design on the risk of embolization during carotid artery stenting. Specifically, the research contrasted the volume of embolized material caught by filters during the procedure, using stents of different designs, namely, open-cell stents (OCS), closed-cell stents (CCS), and micromesh stents (MMS). The study was retrospective and conducted on patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis above 70%, who underwent carotid artery stenting in an Italian medical institution between 2010 and 2022. The main focus, or primary end point, was the ratio of particulate material-to-total filter area, known as the embolic filter debris (EFD) load. The secondary endpoints studied wer ...