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Stroke is the third most common cause of death and the leading cause of disability in the United States. Management of identifiable risk factors and careful selection of patients for revascularization of extracranial carotid artery stenosis constitute the current approach toward reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with stroke. The controversy over proper management of carotid stenosis prompted several randomized controlled multi-institutional trials during the past 2 decades. They have provided statistically reliable results that form the basis of current management recommendations. Carotid endarterectomy (CEA), performed with a low peri-procedural complication rate, is the only form of mechanical cerebral revascularization for which level 1 evidence of clinical effectiveness in preventing stroke has been reported (Barnett et al. 1998; Executive Committee for the Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study 1995).
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Lal, B., Pappas, P. (2009). Carotid Artery Stenting. In: Lumley, J., Hoballah, J. (eds) Vascular Surgery. Springer Surgery Atlas Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68816-7_3
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