title: Carotid endarterectomy in patients 55 years of age and younger.
abstract: Prior studies have suggested that young patients may be more prone to recurrent disease after carotid endarterectomy (CEA). The goal of this study was to review a series of CEAs performed on younger patients (< or = 55 years) and to determine if these patients are more likely to develop recurrent stenosis. A review was conducted of CEAs performed from 1985 through 1994. Analysis was performed on a study group of 94 young patients who underwent 109 CEAs during this time. A control group of 222 patients older than 55 years who underwent 256 CEAs during the years 1991 through 1993 was selected for comparison. During a mean of nearly 4 years of follow-up, younger patients were significantly more likely to experience a late failure of CEA, including total occlusion of the operated artery, or recurrent stenosis requiring redo surgery. Careful patient evaluation is important in choosing younger patients who require CEA. Implications of these data include mandating careful noninvasive follow-up examinations for younger patients undergoing CEA.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, New York University Medical Center, 530 First Avenue, Suite 6F, New York, NY 10016, USA. caron.rockman@msnyuhealth.org
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Rockman
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Svahn
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Willis
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Lamparello
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Adelman
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Jacobowitz
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gagne
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Deutsch
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Landis
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Riles
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking; D013997:Time Factors; D017211:Treatment Failure