TY - JOUR
T1 - Carotid endarterectomy ⇔ specific therapy based on pathophysiology
AU - Kistler, J. Philip
AU - Buonanno, Ferdinando S.
AU - Gress, Daryl R.
PY - 1991/8/15
Y1 - 1991/8/15
N2 - Atherosclerotic narrowing at the bifurcation of the common carotid artery is by far the most common cause of large-vessel atherothrombotic stroke. Atherosclerotic plaque tends to form in the posterior part of the bifurcation, at the origin of the internal carotid artery, narrowing the lumen until it resembles an hourglass whose tapered segment is usually 1 to 2 mm long. A mural thrombus may form at, or near, the residual lumen,1,2 which is usually located eccentrically in the anterior medial portion of the proximal internal carotid artery. Occasionally, blood from the lumen penetrates into the plaque. This penetration may be the.
AB - Atherosclerotic narrowing at the bifurcation of the common carotid artery is by far the most common cause of large-vessel atherothrombotic stroke. Atherosclerotic plaque tends to form in the posterior part of the bifurcation, at the origin of the internal carotid artery, narrowing the lumen until it resembles an hourglass whose tapered segment is usually 1 to 2 mm long. A mural thrombus may form at, or near, the residual lumen,1,2 which is usually located eccentrically in the anterior medial portion of the proximal internal carotid artery. Occasionally, blood from the lumen penetrates into the plaque. This penetration may be the.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM199108153250709
DO - 10.1056/NEJM199108153250709
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 1852183
AN - SCOPUS:0025850784
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 325
SP - 505
EP - 507
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 7
ER -