Consistent with this 'conventional wisdom', the designers of the North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial (NASCET) excluded patients aged 80 years or above for the first 2 of its 9 ...

Ischemic stroke remains one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability worldwide, with narrowing of the carotid artery due to atherosclerosis contributing to up to 30% of all cases.

Background Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has been the standard in atherosclerotic stroke prevention for over 2 decades. More recently, carotid artery stenting (CAS) has emerged as a less invasive ...