A Simple Clinical Score Identifies Higher Risk of Stroke in Patients with Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis

Introduction - Three large randomised trials have assessed the efficacy and safety of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in patients with tight carotid stenosis and no recent unilateral symptoms. Although absolute risk reductions changed over time, the trials (VA, ACAS, ACST-1; 5226 participants recruited from 1983-2003) found that stroke risk was halved by successful surgery.
Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research