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The natural history of patients with carotid stenosis.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Sillesen, H. |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Abstract | Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease affecting the circulatory system throughout the body. Thus, patients with atherosclerosis of the carotid arteries are not only at risk of stroke but also of other manifestations of the disease, i.e. vascular death, myocardial infarction etc. So far, intervention trials evaluating the effect of treatment of this patient group, i.e. by surgical removal of the carotid lesion, has focussed on degree of stenosis of the lesion. However, many other factors may be of importance: local factors of the lesion (morphology, degree of stenosis), hemodynamic factors (collateral compensation) and systemic factors (clinical symptoms, accompanying diseases, risk factor control). Recent findings suggest that plaque morphology (composition and structure) may be of greater importance than the degree of stenosis and it may be speculated if current indications for carotid endarterectomy are optimal. |
| Starting Page | 1 |
| Ending Page | 6 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/73604 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/73604 |
| PubMed reference number | 13679680v1 |
| Volume Number | 32 |
| Issue Number | 5-6 |
| Journal | Pathophysiology of haemostasis and thrombosis |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Atherosclerosis CNS disorder Carotid Arteries Carotid Endarterectomy Carotid Stenosis Cerebrovascular accident Cessation of life Dental Plaque Hematological Disease Hemodynamics Myocardial Infarction Natural History Patients Systemic disease prevention trial |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
