A clinical rule (sex, contralateral occlusion, age, and restenosis) to select patients for stenting versus carotid endarterectomy: Systematic review of observational studies with validation in randomized trials

• Main Authors: Touze E., Trinquart L., Felgueiras R., Rerkasem K., Bonati L.H., Meliksetyan G., Ringleb P.A., Mas J.-L., Brown M.M., Rothwell P.M.
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2014
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE - Compared with carotid endarterectomy (CEA), carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) is associated with a higher risk of procedural stroke or death especially in patients with symptomatic stenosis. However, after the perioperative period, risk is similar with both treatments,...