Analysis of the Evidence Behind the ESVS Guidelines for the Invasive Treatment of Carotid Stenosis

Analysis of the Evidence Behind the ESVS Guidelines for the Invasive Treatment of Carotid Stenosis

The European Society for Vascular Surgery has recently published updated guidelines for the invasive treatment of carotid disease. The recommendations were rated according to the level of evidence (A: randomized controlled trials, B: well-conducted clinical studies, C: expert opinion). The following...

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Published in:Acta chirurgica belgica Vol. 109; no. 5; pp. 574 - 580
Main Authors: Kakisis, J.D., Avgerinos, E.D., Liapis, Chr.D.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Bruxelles Taylor & Francis 2009
Acta Medica Belgica
Subjects:
Anesthesia, General
Anesthesia, Local
angioplasty
Biological and medical sciences
Carotid stenosis
Carotid Stenosis - surgery
Carotid Stenosis - therapy
Diseases of the cardiovascular system
endarterectomy
Endarterectomy, Carotid - standards
Evidence-Based Medicine
General aspects
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - therapeutic use
Medical sciences
Neurology
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors - administration & dosage
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
Stents
Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
Carotid stenosis
Nervous system diseases
Angioplasty
Instrumentation therapy
Cardiovascular disease
Instrumental dilatation
endarterectomy
Recommendation
Cerebral disorder
Arterial disease
Vascular disease
Medicine
Surgery
Central nervous system disease
Endarteriectomy
Cerebrovascular disease
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Summary:The European Society for Vascular Surgery has recently published updated guidelines for the invasive treatment of carotid disease. The recommendations were rated according to the level of evidence (A: randomized controlled trials, B: well-conducted clinical studies, C: expert opinion). The following document summarizes the evidence on which these recommendations were based, in order to keep physicians from various disciplines updated on the advances in the field of the invasive management of carotid disease.
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ISSN:0001-5458
DOI:10.1080/00015458.2009.11680491