The North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial

G. Ferguson, Gary; Eliasziw, Michael; W. K. Barr, Hugh; Patrick Clagett, G.; W. Barnes, Robert; Christopher Wallace, M.; Wayne Taylor, D.; Brian Haynes, R.; W. Finan, Jane; C. Hachinski, Vladimir; J. M. Barnett, Henry

doi:10.1161/01.str.30.9.1751

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The North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial

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Authors:

Gary G. Ferguson

Michael Eliasziw

Hugh W. K. Barr

Abstract

Background and Purpose —This study reports the surgical results in those patients who underwent carotid endarterectomy in the North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial (NASCET). Methods —The rates of perioperative stroke and death at 30 days and the final assessment of stroke severity ...

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