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Angioplasty in asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis vs. endarterectomy compared to best medical treatment: One-year interim results of SPACE-2.

Tilman ReiffH H EcksteinU MansmannO JansenG FraedrichH MudraD BöcklerM BöhmH BrückmannE S DebusJ FiehlerW LangK MathiasE B RingelsteinJ SchmidliR StingeleR ZahnT ZellerA HetzelU BodechtelA BinderJ GlahnW HackeP A Ringleb
Published in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2019)
The low sample size of this prematurely stopped trial of 513 patients implies that its power is not sufficient to show that CEA or CAS is superior to a modern medical therapy (BMT) in the primary prevention of ischemic stroke in patients with an asymptomatic carotid stenosis up to one year after treatment. Also, no evidence for differences in safety between CAS and CEA during the first year after treatment could be derived. Follow-up will be performed up to five years. Data may be used for pooled analysis with ongoing trials.
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