title: Carotid endarterectomy: the "gold standard" in the endovascular era.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287-8611, USA.
authors.forename: Bruce A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Perler
mesh_terms: D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015607:Stents