title: An update on Italian Stroke Organization guidelines on carotid endarterectomy and stenting.
abstract: One hundred and fifty-three authors, 45 Italian scientific societies, and two Italian patients' associations participated in drafting the Italian Stroke Organization document, which has become the national guideline for the prevention and treatment of stroke in Italy. For the surgical therapy section of the Italian Stroke Organization document, the main trials on carotid endoarterectomy and stenting were critically reviewed in order to formulate recommendations for these procedures. Recommendations are presented here for the referral of patients to either carotid endarterectomy or stenting on the basis of whether carotid stenosis is symptomatic or asymptomatic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, IRCCS MultiMedica Hospital, Castellanza, Italy.
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lanza
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Setacci
authors.forename: Patrizio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Castelli
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Novalil
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pratesi
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Speziale
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cremonesi
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Morlacchi
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lanza
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Santalucia
authors.forename: Augusto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaninelli
authors.forename: Gian Franco
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Gensini
mesh_terms: D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D021661:Management Service Organizations / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015607:Stents / Q000592:standards*; D020521:Stroke / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: carotid endarterectomy; practice guidelines; stenting; stroke control; stroke prevention