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Acronyms

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"According to NICE (UK) guidelines patients with suspected TIA or non-disabling stroke should be considered for endarterectomy if:"

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"According to NICE (UK) guidelines patients with suspected TIA or non-disabling stroke should be considered for endarterectomy if:"

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"According to NICE (UK) guidelines patients with suspected TIA or non-disabling stroke should be considered for endarterectomy if:"

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"symptomatic carotid stenosis of 50-99% according to NASCET criteria"

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"symptomatic carotid stenosis of 70-99% according to ECST criteria"

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">50% carotid stenosis in patients with one or more TIA in the last six months ²"

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Indications
H1 Contraindications
H1 Preprocedural evaluation
H1 Procedure
H2 Equipment
H2 Technique
H2 Postprocedural care
H1 Postprocedural evaluation
H2 Radiographic features
H1 Complications
H1 Outcomes
H1 History and etymology
H1 See also

"Alternative treatment options"

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There Is

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"There is less consensus on prophylactic CEA in patients who are found to have significant carotid artery stenosis (mostly >70%) without neurological symptoms. However, the ASCT-1and ASCT-2 trials evaluated the prophylactic endarterectomy for asymptomatic stenosis and found it to be effective and safe ^3,7."

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Oxford Comma

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"nerve injury (commonly hypoglossal, accessory, laryngeal or mandibular nerves) ⁵"

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"hyperperfusion syndrome after carotid endarterectomy (1-2%): headache, seizures and intracranial haemorrhage ⁶"

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