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Safety of Carotid Endarterectomy for Symptomatic Stenosis by Age: Meta-Analysis With Individual Patient Data.

Ya Yuan Rachel LeungKatarzyna D BeraDaniel Urriza RodriguezAlan DardikJean-Louis MasGioele SimonteKitttipan RerkasemDominic P J Howard
Published in: Stroke (2023)
We found a modest increase in perioperative risk with age in symptomatic patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy. As stroke risk increases with age when on medical therapy alone, our findings support selective urgent intervention in symptomatic elderly patients.
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