Screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the US Preventive Services Task Force

DE Jonas, C Feltner, HR Amick, S Sheridan… - Annals of internal …, 2014 - acpjournals.org
Background: Approximately 10% of ischemic strokes are caused by carotid artery stenosis
(CAS). Estimated prevalence of asymptomatic CAS is 1%. Purpose: To evaluate evidence …

Systematic review of the operative risks of carotid endarterectomy for recently symptomatic stenosis in relation to the timing of surgery

K Rerkasem, PM Rothwell - Stroke, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Reliable data on the risk of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in
relation to timing of surgery are necessary to plan CEA most effectively, to adjust risks for …

Very urgent carotid endarterectomy confers increased procedural risk

S Strömberg, J Gelin, T Österberg, GML Bergström… - Stroke, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Current Swedish guidelines recommend that carotid
endarterectomy should be performed within 14 days of a qualifying neurological event, but it …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review and meta-analysis of sex-and gender-based differences in presentation severity and outcomes in adults undergoing major vascular …

MHY Lee, PY Li, B Li, A Shakespeare… - Journal of vascular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Studies have investigated the effects of gender on vascular surgery care.
However, to the best of our knowledge, no comprehensive synthesis of the literature has …

Research strategies that result in optimal data collection from the patient medical record

KE Gregory, L Radovinsky - Applied Nursing Research, 2012 - Elsevier
Data obtained from the patient medical record are often a component of clinical research led
by nurse investigators. The rigor of the data collection methods correlates to the reliability of …

Meta-analysis of the procedural risks of carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting over time

K Lokuge, DD De Waard, A Halliday… - Journal of British …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Stroke/death rates within 30 days of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid
artery stenting (CAS) in RCTs inform current clinical guidelines. However, the risks may …

Summary of evidence on early carotid intervention for recently symptomatic stenosis based on meta-analysis of current risks

P De Rango, MM Brown, S Chaturvedi, VJ Howard… - Stroke, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—This study aimed to assess the evidence on the periprocedural
(< 30 days) risks of carotid intervention in relation to timing of procedure in patients with …

Safety of carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic stenosis by age: meta-analysis with individual patient data

YYR Leung, K Bera, D Urriza Rodriguez, A Dardik… - Stroke, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: There is uncertainty whether elderly patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis
have higher rates of adverse events following carotid endarterectomy. In trials, recurrent …

Update in carotid disease

AN Kazantsev, AV Korotkikh, VM Unguryan… - Current Problems in …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review of the literature analyzes publications over the past five years on various
problems associated with carotid endarterectomy: 1. Is the eversion or classical technique of …

The comparative and added prognostic value of biomarkers to the Revised Cardiac Risk Index for preoperative prediction of major adverse cardiac events and all …

LM Vernooij, WA van Klei, KGM Moons… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) is a widely acknowledged prognostic
model to estimate preoperatively the probability of develo** in‐hospital major adverse …