Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Artery Stenting for Patients With Crescendo Transient Ischemic Attacks
Fereydooni A, Gorecka J, Xu J, Schindler J, Dardik A. Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Artery Stenting for Patients With Crescendo Transient Ischemic Attacks. JAMA Surgery 2019, 154: 1055-1063. PMID: 31483458, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.2952.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnticoagulantsCarotid Artery, InternalCarotid StenosisEndarterectomy, CarotidHumansIschemic Attack, TransientPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPreoperative CareStentsStrokeTime-to-TreatmentConceptsCrescendo transient ischemic attacksTransient ischemic attackIschemic attackUrgent carotid endarterectomyCarotid endarterectomyTiming of interventionMedical managementSingle transient ischemic attackIntravenous heparin therapyPreoperative medical managementTiming of revascularizationDual antiplatelet therapyAcute neurological eventsOptimal medical managementProhibitive surgical riskCarotid artery stentingHours of presentationMultiple recurrent episodesRandomized clinical trialsAnalysis of patientsCarotid artery plaquesDays of presentationEnglish-language articlesEvidence-based medicineAntiplatelet therapy