Stroke Rounds: Stents, Surgery Equal for Blocked Carotids (CME/CE)

Stroke Rounds: Stents, Surgery Equal for Blocked Carotids (CME/CE)

MedPage Today Neurology

(MedPage Today) -- For patients with symptomatic or asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis, stenting and endarterectomy appear to be equally effective for preventing ipsilateral stroke over the long term, a small, single-center trial suggested.

Original Article: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Strokes/44387

Julio Pereira, MD

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