Why the study?
What is the long-term risk of death and stroke in patients with symptomatic carotid artery occlusion?
What is the long-term risk of death and stroke in patients with symptomatic carotid artery occlusion?
Symptomatic carotid artery occlusion is associated with a high annual risk of death (9.5%) and stroke (7.0%), highlighting the need for aggressive secondary prevention.
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Supports aggressive secondary prevention; extends pooled risk estimates for symptomatic carotid occlusion.
Hankey et al. (1991) studied this question.
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