Endarterectomy, Stenting, or Neither for Asymptomatic Carotid-Artery Stenosis

N Engl J Med. 2016 Mar 17;374(11):1087-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJMe1600123. Epub 2016 Feb 18.

Authors

J David Spence¹, A Ross Naylor¹

Affiliation

¹ From the Stroke Prevention and Atherosclerosis Research Centre, Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, ON, Canada (J.D.S.); and the Vascular Surgery Group, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, United Kingdom (A.R.N.).

PMID: 26890473
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1600123

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Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Carotid Stenosis / therapy*
Endarterectomy, Carotid*
Female
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction / epidemiology*
Stents*
Stroke / epidemiology*
Stroke / prevention & control*