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The 2015 year in cardiology review highlighted multiple updates, including the ICSS trial where carotid stenting increased 5-year stroke risk compared to endarterectomy (15.2% vs 9.4%; HR 1.71).
This annual review summarizes key 2015 developments in peripheral circulation, emphasizing the utility of plaque burden imaging and the comparative risks of carotid revascularization strategies.
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Supports preferring endarterectomy over stenting for carotid stenosis; reinforces randomized evidence in 2015 literature synthesis.
Aboyans et al. (2016) conducted a review in Peripheral circulation diseases. Various cardiovascular interventions and risk factors was evaluated. The 2015 year in cardiology review highlighted multiple updates, including the ICSS trial where carotid stenting increased 5-year stroke risk compared to endarterectomy (15.2% vs 9.4%; HR 1.71).
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