Why the study?
What are the perioperative morbidity and mortality rates of carotid endarterectomy in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis ≥60%?
Population
828 patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis of 60% or more randomized to the surgical arm of the…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days after surgery
Authors
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Low perioperative event rates in selected centers may inform counseling; leaves open generalizability and net benefit without randomized confirmation.
What are the perioperative morbidity and mortality rates of carotid endarterectomy in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis ≥60%?
Carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic carotid stenosis ≥60% carries a low perioperative stroke and death rate (1.5%) when performed by highly selected surgeons, supporting its use in acceptable surgical candidates.
Young et al. (1996) studied this question.
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