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Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Carotid angioplasty and stenting;; carotid artery stenosis;; carotid endarterectomy
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Comparative Review Of The Treatment Methodologies Of Carotid Stenosis, C. Bae, M. Szuchmacher, J. B. Chang
Comparative Review Of The Treatment Methodologies Of Carotid Stenosis, C. Bae, M. Szuchmacher, J. B. Chang
Journal Articles
The treatment of carotid stenosis entails three methodologies, namely, medical management, carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS), as well as carotid endarterectomy (CEA). The North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial (NASCET) and European Carotid Surgery Trial (ECST) have shown that symptomatic carotid stenosis greater than 70% is best treated with CEA. In asymptomatic patients with carotid stenosis greater than 60%, CEA was more beneficial than treatment with aspirin alone according to the Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis (ACAS) and Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Trial (ACST) trials. When CAS is compared with CEA, the CREST resulted in similar rates of ipsilateral stroke and death rates …