Open AccessComparison of best medical management with carotid intervention procedures in the prevention of stroke recurrence in patients with symptomatic internal carotid artery stenosis
Author(s) -
Babita Rani,
Sandeep Gampa,
Deepika Sirineni,
K R Harshavardhana,
Satya Rama Krishna,
Subhash Kaul
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/aian.aian_124_18
Subject(s) - medicine , carotid endarterectomy , internal carotid artery , stenosis , stroke (engine) , interventional radiology , neurology , surgery , prospective cohort study , observational study , radiology , mechanical engineering , psychiatry , engineering
As per the current recommendations, carotid interventional procedures (carotid endarterectomy/carotid artery stenting) are considered superior to medical management in reducing the stroke recurrence in patients with symptomatic extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis.