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Carotid revascularization: an update.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20481266     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Symptomatic extracranial internal carotid artery stenosis poses a high short-time risk of ischemic cerebral stroke, as high as 20% to 30% in the first three months. Timely performed carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has been shown to be highly effective in reducing this risk although, in recent years, there has been great interest in replacing this procedure with less invasive carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS). In this update we review recent studies and provide recommendations regarding the indications, methods and timing of surgical intervention as well as the anaesthetic management of CEA, and we report on recently published randomized controlled trials comparing CEA to CAS. We also provide recommendations regarding the sometime neglected but important medical management of patients undergoing carotid intervention, including antithrombotic and antihypertension therapy, lipid lowering agents, assistance with smoking cessation, and diabetes control.
Authors:
Cian J O'Kelly; Ken S Butcher; B Elaine Marchak; J Max Findlay
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques     Volume:  37     ISSN:  0317-1671     ISO Abbreviation:  Can J Neurol Sci     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-20     Completed Date:  2010-06-10     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0415227     Medline TA:  Can J Neurol Sci     Country:  Canada    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  320-35     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anticholesteremic Agents / therapeutic use
Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
Carotid Artery Diseases / drug therapy,  surgery*
Endarterectomy, Carotid / methods*,  trends*
Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / methods,  statistics & numerical data
Time Factors
Tissue Plasminogen Activator / therapeutic use
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anticholesteremic Agents; 0/Antihypertensive Agents; 0/Fibrinolytic Agents; EC 3.4.21.68/Tissue Plasminogen Activator

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