title: The brighter the light, the darker the shadow.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Vascular Surgery, Vascular Research Group, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, United Kingdom. ross.naylor@uhl-tr.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: A Ross
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Naylor
mesh_terms: D017130:Angioplasty; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D015607:Stents; D020521:Stroke
keywords: Editorials; carotid arteries; carotid stenosis; endarterectomy, carotid