title: Con: Carotid endarterectomy is the present and future gold standard for stroke prevention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Tufts New England Medical Center, 750 Washington Street #1035, Boston, MA 02111, USA. william.mackey@tufts.edu
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Mackey
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000592:standards*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome