Why the study?
Does carotid endarterectomy improve blood flow volume in the internal carotid and vertebral arteries in patients with severe ICA stenosis?
Population
107 patients with internal carotid artery stenosis (≥70% to near occlusion) undergoing carotid endarterectomy
Comparison
Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) vs Pre-operative baseline (1 day before CEA)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 month
Authors
Loading...
CEA was associated with increased ipsilateral ICA flow after CEA; hypothesis-generating for hemodynamic effects in observational data.
Does carotid endarterectomy improve blood flow volume in the internal carotid and vertebral arteries in patients with severe ICA stenosis?
Carotid endarterectomy effectively increases ipsilateral internal carotid artery blood flow volume regardless of the baseline degree of severe stenosis.
Mitrasinovic et al. (2010) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: