Open AccessLow Risk of Ipsilateral Stroke in Patients With Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis on Best Medical Treatment
Author(s) -
Lars Marquardt,
Olivia Geraghty,
Ziyah Mehta,
Peter M. Rothwell
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.109.561837
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , stenosis , carotid endarterectomy , stroke (engine) , cardiology , endarterectomy , population , surgery , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
The annual risk of ischemic stroke distal to > or =50% asymptomatic carotid stenoses was approximately 2% to 3% in early cohort studies and subsequent randomized trials of endarterectomy. This risk might have fallen in recent years owing to improvements in medical treatment, but there are no published prognostic data from studies initiated within the last 10 years.
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