Contemporary Stroke Risks of Patients with Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis: Design and Characteristics of a Large Prospective Cohort Study

Introduction: Randomised trials have shown that successful carotid endarterectomy (CEA) approximately halves 5-year stroke risk among patients with tight asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis. The benefits of CEA with current medical therapies (including higher dose statins) are unclear. A reliable estimation of stroke risks requires follow up of a large cohort of patients with unoperated asymptomatic carotid stenosis and this report describes the design and characteristics of patients being recruited to this UK Carotid Cohort Study.

Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - November 30, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Michiel Poorthuis, Dylan Morris, Kamran Gaba, Dominic Howard, Gert de Borst, Richard Bulbulia, Alison Halliday, UKCCS Collaborative Group: John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford and Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Source Type: research