Should people with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis undergo endarterectomy for primary stroke prevention?

MeSH terms

• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Carotid Stenosis / complications
• Carotid Stenosis / diagnosis
• Carotid Stenosis / surgery*
• Endarterectomy, Carotid* / adverse effects
• Endarterectomy, Carotid* / mortality
• Female
• Humans
• Ischemic Attack, Transient / diagnosis
• Ischemic Attack, Transient / etiology
• Male
• Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
• Risk Factors
• Stroke / diagnosis
• Stroke / etiology
• Stroke / prevention & control*
• Survival Rate
• Time Factors