Efficacy of Carotid Endarterectomy for Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis
- 28 January 1993
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 328 (4) , 221-227
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199301283280401
Abstract
The efficacy of carotid endarterectomy in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis has not been confirmed in randomized clinical trials, despite the widespread use of operative intervention in such patients.Keywords
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