Gender and racial disparities in the treatment of carotid artery stenosis.

Carotid artery disease incidence, prevalence, treatment, and outcomes differ by both gender and race.

• The paper is a review article synthesizing available data on gender and racial disparities in carotid artery stenosis.
• The review covers differences across multiple dimensions: incidence, prevalence, treatment, and outcomes.
• The authors suggest next steps for research to eliminate identified disparities.

The review identifies disparities in carotid artery stenosis management and calls for further research to address them.

• The article was published in Seminars in Vascular Surgery in 2026.
• The authors are Rothstein A and Brown K.
• The paper frames disparity elimination as a goal requiring additional dedicated research efforts.