10-year stroke prevention after successful carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic stenosis (ACST-1): a multicentre randomised trial.

<h4>Background</h4> <p>If carotid artery narrowing remains asymptomatic (ie, has caused no recent stroke or other neurological symptoms), successful carotid endarterectomy (CEA) reduces stroke incidence for some years. We assessed the longterm effects of successful CEA.</p> &...

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Hauptverfasser: Halliday, A, Harrison, M, Hayter, E, Kong, X, Mansfield, A, Marro, J, Pan, H, Peto, R, Potter, J, Rahimi, K, Rau, A, Robertson, S, Streifler, J, Thomas, D
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Elsevier 2010