1. Recommendations for Low-Grade Carotid Stenosis Follow-up Based on a Single-Institution Database
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Garrett M. Bennett, Edward I. Bluth, Michael L. Larson, and Qingyang Luo
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Carotid atherosclerosis ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Radiological and Ultrasound Technology ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Carotid endarterectomy ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,medicine.disease ,Asymptomatic ,Carotid surgery ,Surgery ,03 medical and health sciences ,Stenosis ,0302 clinical medicine ,cardiovascular system ,Medical imaging ,medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,cardiovascular diseases ,Radiology ,Single institution ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Stroke ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Objectives-The purpose of this study was to determine the incidences and rates of progression of varying degrees of carotid stenosis that do not require intervention according to the Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study, the European Carotid Surgery Trial, and the North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial, and from this information, to provide evidence-based recommendations for follow-up imaging.
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- 2017
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