Safety of urgent endarterectomy in acute non-disabling stroke patients with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis: an international multicenter study.
A RoussopoulouGeorgios K TsivgoulisChristos KrogiasA LazarisK MoulakakisG S GeorgiadisRobert MikulíkJ D KakisisC ZompolaS FaissnerM ChondrogianniC LiantiniotiT HummelA SafourisP MatsotaK VoumvourakisM LazaridesG GeroulakosS N VasdekisPublished in: European journal of neurology (2018)
Our findings highlight that urgent CEA performed within 2 days from the index event is related to a non-significant increase in the risk of peri-procedural stroke. The safety of urgent CEA requires further evaluation in larger datasets.