Reanalysis of the final results of the European Carotid Surgery Trial.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The European Carotid Surgery Trial (ECST) and North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial (NASCET) have shown that endarterectomy reduces the risk of stroke in certain patients with recently symptomatic carotid stenosis. However, they differed in the degree of st...

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Main Authors: Rothwell, P, Gutnikov, SA, Warlow, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2003