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Carotid endarterectomy resulted in 1.2% operative mortality for TIA patients and 28.6% for completed stroke patients, with 94% of surviving TIA patients functionally normal or improved at 48 months.
Observational (n=188)
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Carotid endarterectomy demonstrates low operative mortality and favorable long-term functional outcomes in patients with TIA or asymptomatic disease, but carries a high mortality risk when performed shortly after a completed stroke.
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Urges caution with CEA soon after completed stroke; single case series leaves optimal timing and generalizability open.
Daniel B. Nunn (1975) conducted an observational in Carotid artery disease (n=188). Carotid endarterectomy was evaluated on Operative mortality and neurologic deficits. Carotid endarterectomy resulted in 1.2% operative mortality for TIA patients and 28.6% for completed stroke patients, with 94% of surviving TIA patients functionally normal or improved at 48 months.
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