Carotid endarterectomy : a Southern North Island regional consensus statement

• Published in: New Zealand medical journal Vol. 123; no. 1323; pp. 58 - 73
• Main Author: Ranta, Annemarei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Pasifika Medical Association Group (PMAG) 24.09.2010
• Subjects: Angioplasty; Anticoagulants - therapeutic use; Audits; Cardiology; Cardiovascular disease; Carotid artery; Carotid Stenosis - surgery; Cerebral ischemia; Coronary Artery Bypass; Diagnostic Imaging; Endarterectomy; Endarterectomy, Carotid - standards; Female; Humans; Male; New Zealand; Patient Selection; Postoperative Complications - prevention & control; Stroke; Stroke - prevention & control; Surgery; Transient ischemic attack; Veins & arteries; New Zealand

Summarises the available evidence on the use of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for the management of transient ischaemic attacks (TIA), or minor strokes, and reports on the final consensus reached by collaboration among regional stroke physicians, neurologists, and vascular surgeons on the topic. Sour...