title: Management issues in asymptomatic carotid stenosis.
abstract: In the absence of symptoms, management is not clear-cut; indeed, are symptoms truly absent or merely unacknowledged? The workup must carefully balance risks associated with carotid endarterectomy against risks of nonsurgical treatment. Psychosocial factors are an important part of the balance; some patients prefer to live with the risk of stroke from essentially untreated disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Tufts University, USA.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Caplan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D003657:Decision Making; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014859:Warfarin