| Front | What were the criteria for intervening on carotid stenosis per the “North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial?” |
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| Back | ● Amaurosis fugax or hemispheric TIAs with 70-99% carotid stenosis benefitted from carotid endarterectomy to reduce risk of future stroke ● Endarterectomy for complete occlusion carotid artery has low success rate for re-establishing flow and high mortality ● Asymptomatic carotid stenosis is less reliable |
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