Contemporary prevalence of carotid stenosis in patients presenting with ischaemic stroke.

Suk Fun ChengM M BrownR J SimisterT Richards

Published in: The British journal of surgery (2019)

Carotid stenosis is common, affecting one in five patients presenting with stroke or TIA. Careful MDT discussion may avoid unnecessary intervention and should be the standard of care.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
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