Background and Purpose—The purpose of these guidelines is to provide an up-to-date
comprehensive set of recommendations in a single document for clinicians caring for adult …

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

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

Surgical site infection (SSI) remains a frequent and challenging complication of surgery. SSI
accounts for greater than 20% of all health care–associated infections, rivaling pneumonia …

Background—Stroke occurs more commonly after carotid artery stenting than after carotid
endarterectomy. Details regarding stroke type, severity, and characteristics have not been …

Background and Purpose—There is no consensus on the comparative efficacy and safety of
carotid artery stenting (CAS) versus carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in patients with …

Background Despite level I evidence supporting a role for carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in
the management of patients with asymptomatic carotid disease, there is surprisingly little …

Current guidelines for primary and secondary prevention of stroke in patients with carotid
atherosclerosis are based on the quantification of the degree of stenosis and symptom …

Aspirin resistance describes a phenomenon where patients receiving aspirin therapy do not
respond favorably to treatment, and is categorized by continued incidence of adverse …

Both carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS) are common treatments
for carotid artery stenosis. Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have compared CEA …