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Does carotid endarterectomy reduce cerebrovascular events in patients with symptomless high-grade carotid bruits compared to non-operative management?
Does carotid endarterectomy reduce cerebrovascular events in patients with symptomless high-grade carotid bruits compared to non-operative management?
Carotid endarterectomy significantly reduces the incidence of cerebrovascular events in patients with symptomless high-grade internal carotid artery stenosis compared to non-operative management.
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May support endarterectomy in asymptomatic high-grade stenosis; leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
Tong et al. (1996) studied this question.
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