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I am pleased to provide Professor Naylor with the information requested in his letter to the Editor.1 Perhaps he is guilty of a lack of follow-up, as his discussion of said manuscript has been published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery along with our article. In this natural history study of clearly asymptomatic patients, we found (mean follow-up of 5  years) an approximate twofold increase (P = .003) in transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke risk for patients with ≥90% vs 70% to 89% stenosis as assessed by generally accepted duplex ultrasound criteria.
Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research