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This special report summarizes current evidence-based management of symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis and compares key international guidelines, identifying areas for further research.
This report highlights the differences in international guideline recommendations for carotid artery stenosis management despite being based on the same randomized trials.
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Guideline discrepancies in carotid stenosis urge individualized decisions; leaves open harmonization and targeted trials to resolve conflicts.
The optimal management of patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis remains a subject of extensive debate. Several international societies and associations have published guidelines for the management of carotid patients. Although these recommendations are based on the same randomized trials, differences in interpretation of available knowledge have often led to different (or even conflicting) recommendations. This special report summarizes the current evidence-based optimal management of patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis and compares key international guidelines. Finally, issues requiring further research are identified and discussed.
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Paraskevas et al. (2014) conducted a review in Symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis. Management strategies was evaluated. This special report summarizes current evidence-based management of symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis and compares key international guidelines, identifying areas for further research.
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