Re: ‘The True Risk of Early Recurrent Stroke: Importance of Cohort Composition and Index Event Definition’

In the individual patient with symptomatic significant carotid artery stenosis there are two means of reducing the overall risk of recurrent stroke: (i) by early recognition of the presenting symptom and fast work up to perform expedited carotid revascularization thus preventing recurrent events in the waiting time to surgery; and (ii) by performing safe carotid revascularization.1,2
Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research