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Optimization of the timing of carotid endarterectomy

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Carotid endarterectomy reduces the risk of stroke in patients with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis, but the optimum time to perform surgery has been uncertain. A large study has shown that surgery within 2 days of stroke or transient ischaemic attack has an unacceptable complication rate, but is safe thereafter.

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  1. Institute of Neurology, University College London, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK

    Fiona Kennedy & Martin M. Brown

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Kennedy, F., Brown, M. Optimization of the timing of carotid endarterectomy. Nat Rev Neurol 8, 367–368 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2012.116

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