Can bruits distinguish high-grade from moderate symptomatic carotid stenosis? The North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial.

JS, Sauvé; KE, Thorpe; DL, Sackett; W, Taylor; HJ, Barnett; RB, Haynes; AJ, Fox

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-120-8-199404150-00002

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Can bruits distinguish high-grade from moderate symptomatic carotid stenosis? The North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial.

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Authors:

Sauvé JS

Thorpe KE

Sackett DL

Abstract

Objective To determine whether cervical bruits, alone or combined with other clinical characteristics, can distinguish high-grade (70% to 99%) carotid artery stenoses from less severe stenoses in patients with symptoms of cerebrovascular disease.Design Cross-sectional comparison of clinical observat...

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