The American Heart Association Consensus Statement on guidelines for carotid endarterectomy.
The process by which a multidisciplinary, expert panel arrived at a Consensus Statement concerning indications for carotid endarterectomy was reviewed. It is important to point out that this represents an interpretation of currently available data by the individual members of the Committee as it pertains to 96 specific potential indications for carotid endarterectomy. Clearly, as more data become available, it is likely that there will be changes in the opinion of the Committee members. Therefore, this represents a current status that will require a periodic update.
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Section of Vascular Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles Center for the Health Sciences 90024-6904, USA.
D000572:American Heart Association; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004691:Endarterectomy / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans