title: Management of asymptomatic carotid stenosis in patients undergoing general and vascular surgical procedures.
abstract: Current available data do not seem to support the strategy for carotid endarterectomy prior to surgical intervention in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis. However, in patients with coronary artery disease, synchronous carotid endarterectomy and coronary artery bypass grafting should be considered where there is a proven surgical risk of <3% with unilateral asymptomatic stenosis >60% or bilateral carotid stenosis >75% on the same side as the most severe stenosis. Clarification of the optimal strategy requires an adequately powered, multicentre, randomised clinical trial.
authors.affiliation: Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Ospedale Silvestrini, Sant'Andrea delle Fratte, Perugia 06126, Italy. mpaciaroni@libero.it
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paciaroni
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Caso
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Acciarresi
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Baumgartner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Agnelli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D014463:Ultrasonography