Development of a validated model to predict 30-day stroke and 1-year survival after carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic stenosis using the Vascular Quality Initiative

Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has been shown to be an effective treatment for patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis when perioperative stroke rates are low and patients survive long enough to benefit from the intervention. Our objective was to develop and to validate a simple risk prediction model for 30-day stroke and 1-year mortality to guide optimal selection of patients for CEA.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - June 2, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Randall R. DeMartino, Benjamin S. Brooke, Dan Neal, Adam W. Beck, Mark F. Conrad, Shipra Arya, Sapan Desai, Faisal Aziz, Patrick Ryan, Jack L. Cronenwett, Larry W. Kraiss, Vascular Quality Initiative Tags: Clinical paper Source Type: research