Debate: Whether carotid endarterectomy is safer than stenting in the hyperacute period after onset of symptoms.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.02.046.
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Abstract
The carotid artery has been a regular battleground for debates regarding many issues, including appropriate management of symptomatic and asymptomatic lesions, the conduct, timing, and safety of such interventions, and now, whether endarterectomy or stenting is safer in the hyperacute period. Our discussants agree that, as a prophylactic procedure, a carotid intervention should occur early after index symptoms to prevent as many strokes as possible. However, which intervention is best?
Medical subject headings
- Angioplasty
- Carotid Stenosis
- Endarterectomy, Carotid
- Ischemic Attack, Transient
- Stents
- Stroke
- Time-to-Treatment