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Carotid endarterectomy or carotid artery stenting? Matching the patient to the intervention.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20858617     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Extracranial carotid disease accounts for approximately 25% of ischemic strokes. Although carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is the established gold standard for carotid revascularization, carotid artery angioplasty and stenting (CAS) is continually developing into a safer and more efficacious method of stroke prevention and has gained popularity as an alternative to CEA. Recent trials have reported clinical equipoise between CEA and CAS. There are certain patient characteristics that can increase the risk of adverse outcomes for both CEA and CAS. Proper patient selection is the key to successful outcomes when deciding the optimal treatment for carotid stenosis. Patients must be individualized, and a specific risk-benefit ratio must be formulated for CEA, CAS, and best-medical therapy (BMT). Ultimately, optimizing medical therapy and using CEA and CAS as complementary therapies rather than competing ones will likely achieve the best patient outcomes.
Authors:
Joseph J Ricotta; Michele Piazza
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Perspectives in vascular surgery and endovascular therapy     Volume:  22     ISSN:  1521-5768     ISO Abbreviation:  Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-22     Completed Date:  2011-01-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100970607     Medline TA:  Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  124-36     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA, USA. joseph.ricotta@emoryhealthcare.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Angioplasty / adverse effects,  instrumentation*
Carotid Stenosis / complications,  surgery,  therapy*
Clinical Trials as Topic
Endarterectomy, Carotid* / adverse effects
Evidence-Based Medicine
Humans
Patient Selection*
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Stents*
Stroke / etiology,  prevention & control
Treatment Outcome
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther. 2010 Jun;22(2):137-8   [PMID:  20858618 ]

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