Why the study?
What is the long-term natural history of asymptomatic extracranial arterial disease?
Population
76 patients without neurological symptoms, but with untreated extracranial arterial disease demonstrated by…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
10 years
Authors
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Most strokes occur outside the index lesion territory; leaves open whether revascularization benefits asymptomatic patients.
What is the long-term natural history of asymptomatic extracranial arterial disease?
In asymptomatic patients with extracranial arterial disease, the long-term stroke risk is elevated but often unrelated to the original lesion, suggesting conservative management and monitoring may be preferable to early endarterectomy.
Hennerici et al. (1985) studied this question.
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