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Asymptomatic embolisation for prediction of stroke in the Asymptomatic Carotid Emboli Study (ACES): a prospective observational study

BACKGROUND: Whether surgery is beneficial for patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis is controversial. Better methods of identifying patients who are likely to develop stroke would improve the risk–benefit ratio for carotid endarterectomy. We aimed to investigate whether detection of asymptomat...

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Autores principales: Markus, Hugh S, King, Alice, Shipley, Martin, Topakian, Raffi, Cullinane, Marisa, Reihill, Sheila, Bornstein, Natan M, Schaafsma, Arjen
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lancet Pub. Group 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2890862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20554250
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(10)70120-4