Indications For Treatment Of Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis
Publication/Presentation Date
2000
Abstract
Atherosclerosis of the carotid bifurcation is an observable sign of systemic disease driven by key risk factors and resulting in an epidemic of stroke, myocardial infarction, and vascular death worldwide. Aggressive integrative preventive interventions of controlling hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, smoking, systemic inflammation/infarction, depression, and hyperhomocyst(e)imia are needed in the medical management of these high-risk patients. Surgical indications for asymptomatic surgery may be recalled through the acronym CAROTID, which emphasizes knowledge of risk benefit to a particular patient, adequate disclosure, and physician--patient equipoise.
Volume
11
Issue
2
First Page
247
Last Page
264
Published In/Presented At
Castaldo, J. E. (2000). Indications for treatment of asymptomatic carotid stenosis. Neurosurgery clinics of North America, 11(2), 247-264.
Disciplines
Medical Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Neurology
Department(s)
Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine Faculty
Document Type
Article