Prevention of disabling and fatal strokes by successful carotid endarterectomy in patients without recent neurological symptoms: randomised controlled trial

Abstract

The multi-centre, international Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial aims to determine if carotid endarterectomy and appropriate best medical treatment can improve stroke free survival time when compared to best medical treatment alone. The first results.

Keywords

• Prevention
• disabling
• fatal
• strokes
• successful
• carotid
• endarterectomy
• patients
• without
• recent
• neurological
• symptoms
• randomised
• controlled
• trial