- Abstract:
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BACKGROUND: Stents are an alternative treatment to carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis, but previous trials have not established equivalent safety and efficacy. We compared the safety of carotid artery stenting with that of carotid endarterectomy. METHODS: The International Carotid Stenting Study (ICSS) is a multicentre, international, randomised controlled trial with blinded adjudication of outcomes. Patients with recently symptomatic carotid artery stenosis were randomly...
Expand abstract - Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
- Version:
- Publisher's version
- Publisher:
- Elsevier: Lancet Publisher's website
- Volume:
- 375
- Issue:
- 9719
- Pages:
- 985-997
- Publication date:
- 2010-02-25
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1474-547X
- ISSN:
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0140-6736
- URN:
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uuid:fd96cf14-5d2e-4d64-8868-d9995e1226f2
- Source identifiers:
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132247
- Local pid:
- pubs:132247
- Copyright holder:
- Elsevier: Lancet
- Copyright date:
- 2010
- Notes:
- This is the publisher's version of the article. The final version is available online from Elsevier: Lancet at: [10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60239-5].
Journal article
Carotid artery stenting compared with endarterectomy in patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis (International Carotid Stenting Study): an interim analysis of a randomised controlled trial.
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