Women face a disproportionate burden of stroke mortality and disability. Biologic sex and
sociocultural gender both contribute to differences in stroke risk factors, assessment …

The global health burden of chronic kidney disease is rapidly rising, and chronic kidney
disease is an important risk factor for cerebrovascular disease. Proposed underlying …

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has a long history of developing documents (eg,
decision pathways, health policy statements, appropriate use criteria) to provide members …

AR Naylor a, J.-B. Ricco a, GJ de Borst a, S. Debus a, J. de Haro a, A. Halliday a, G.
Hamilton a, J. Kakisis a, S. Kakkos a, S. Lepidi a, HS Markus a, DJ McCabe a, J. Roy a, H …

The management of extracranial cerebrovascular disease, including carotid endarterectomy
(CEA), carotid stenting and medical management is performed by several specialists …

Importance Carotid artery stenosis is atherosclerotic disease that affects extracranial carotid
arteries. Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis refers to stenosis in persons without a history …

Background and Purpose—We systematically compared and appraised contemporary
guidelines on management of asymptomatic and symptomatic carotid artery stenosis …

Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Women are disproportionately
affected by stroke, exhibiting higher mortality and disability rates post-stroke than men …

Management of carotid bifurcation stenosis in stroke prevention has been the subject of
extensive investigations, including multiple randomized controlled trials. The proper …

Background: Adults with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis are at increased risk for
ipsilateral carotid territory ischemic stroke. Purpose: To examine comparative evidence on …