Medical and surgical management of symptomatic carotid stenosis.
Carotid bifurcation stenosis is an important cause of ischaemic stroke, particularly in patients with recent transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke. Large randomized trials of endarterectomy have shown that surgery reduces the risk of stroke in patients with > or = 50% recently symptomati...
Main Author: | Rothwell, P |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2006
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