The 2nd European Carotid Surgery Trial (ECST-2): rationale and protocol for a randomised clinical trial comparing immediate revascularisation versus optimised medical therapy alone in patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis at low to intermediate risk of stroke

BACKGROUND: Carotid endarterectomy is currently recommended for patients with recently symptomatic carotid stenosis ≥50%, based on randomised trials conducted 30 years ago. Several factors such as carotid plaque ulceration, age and associated comorbidities might influence the risk-benefit ratio of c...

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Autores principales: Cheng, Suk Fun, van Velzen, Twan J., Gregson, John, Richards, Toby, Jäger, Hans Rolf, Simister, Robert, Kooi, M. Eline, de Borst, Gert J., Pizzini, Francesca B., Nederkoorn, Paul J., Brown, Martin M., Bonati, Leo H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9328625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35897114
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06429-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9328625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35897114
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06429-z

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