Journal article
Carotid Endarterectomy Benefits Patients with CKD and Symptomatic High-Grade Stenosis
Abstract
Endarterectomy is generally recommended for symptomatic high-grade (70 to 99%) stenosis of the internal carotid artery, but whether this procedure is beneficial among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is unknown. In this re-analysis of data from the North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial, we included patients with symptomatic stenosis and either stage 3 CKD (n = 524) or preserved kidney function (n = 966; estimated GFR …
Authors
Mathew A; Eliasziw M; Devereaux PJ; Merino JG; Barnett HJM; Garg AX; Collaborators FTNASCET
Journal
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 145–152
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
January 2010
DOI
10.1681/asn.2009030287
ISSN
1046-6673