title: Does carotid endarterectomy prevent disabling and fatal strokes in neurologically asymptomatic subjects?
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Hertzen@ccf.org
authors.forename: Norman R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Hertzer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography