title: Ask the doctor.  At what percentage of blockage of the carotid artery do you consider surgery?  I am a 73-year-old man with a 70% blockage, and my doctor says to wait a year and check back then.
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Komaroff
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D003657:Decision Making; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D020521:Stroke / Q000517:prevention & control