European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 625-632 , June 2009

Who Benefits Most from Intervention for Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis: Patients or Professionals?

  • A.R. Naylor

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Vascular Surgery at Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Vascular Surgery, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK. Tel.: +44 116 252 3252; fax: +44 116 252 3179.
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  • P.A. Gaines

      Affiliations

    • The Sheffield Vascular Institute, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK
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  • P.M. Rothwell

      Affiliations

    • The Stroke Prevention Research Unit, University Department of Clinical Neurology, the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK

Received 16 January 2009 ,Accepted 23 January 2009.

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    Annual rates of ipsilateral stroke in patients with an asymptomatic carotid stenosis stratified for stenosis severity at baseline. The authors acknowledge that many of the studies were sourced from Ab

    Annual rates of ipsilateral stroke in patients with an asymptomatic carotid stenosis stratified for stenosis severity at baseline. The authors acknowledge that many of the studies were sourced from Abbott,44 Touze45 and Rijbroek.46.

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    Annual rates of ipsilateral and ‘any’ stroke in patients with an asymptomatic 50–99% stenosis stratified by date of publication. The authors acknowledge that many of these studies were sourced from Ab

    Annual rates of ipsilateral and ‘any’ stroke in patients with an asymptomatic 50–99% stenosis stratified by date of publication. The authors acknowledge that many of these studies were sourced from Abbott.44.

PII: S1078-5884(09)00131-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.01.026

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 625-632 , June 2009

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