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15553995

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
41
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-11-19
pubmed:abstractText
Carotid endarterectomy (CE) is of proven value for patients with a high-grade symptomatic stenosis of the internal carotid artery (ICA). Recently, the Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study group showed that in patients with an asymptomatic ICA stenosis of more than 60%, CE caused an absolute risk reduction of perioperative death or stroke during 5 year follow-up of 5.4% (95% confidence interval: 3.0-7.8). Half of these strokes were disabling. The number needed to treat to save one patient from death within 30 days or stroke within in the following 5 years was 19. Further studies are needed to isolate a group of patients that will substantially benefit from the operation. CE is probably most effective in males under 75 years of age. A low surgical morbidity and mortality is an absolute prerequisite to justify CE for an asymptomatic ICA stenosis.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
dut
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0028-2162
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
148
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2009-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
[Carotid endarterectomy indicated in asymptomatic stenosis].
pubmed:affiliation
St. Jans Gasthuis, afd. Neurologie, Weert.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract