Why the study?
What is the long-term incidence of restenosis and neurologic events following carotid endarterectomy?
Population
265 patients following 310 carotid endarterectomies
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Examined at 6-12 month intervals, projected up to 7 years
Authors
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May inform post-CEA surveillance decisions; leaves open optimal reintervention thresholds in observational data.
What is the long-term incidence of restenosis and neurologic events following carotid endarterectomy?
While carotid endarterectomy is clinically durable with 92% of arteries remaining asymptomatic, there is a high and progressively increasing rate of asymptomatic restenosis that should be considered in patient selection.
DeGroote et al. (1987) studied this question.
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