The UK Carotid Endarterectomy Audit has collected data to report on CEA activity in the United Kingdom. The indication for surgery in symptomatic patients was recorded as either "stroke" or "TIA ...

The most effective treatment for carotid artery stenosis is carotid endarterectomy (CEA). To date, randomized trials of this procedure versus best medical care have excluded patients aged 80 years ...

Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (CHS) is a rare but severe complication, and was first described as a clinical syndrome following carotid endarterectomy (CEA). In neurointerventional surgery, CHS may ...

颈动脉狭窄的中医药诊疗应遵循辨证论治的原则。 颈动脉狭窄的中医核心病机为痰瘀，可兼有气虚、气滞、阴虚阳亢、阳虚、湿阻、血热等不同证候。主要证型包括：气虚痰瘀证、气滞痰瘀证、阴虚阳亢痰瘀证、阳虚痰瘀证、痰浊瘀阻证、痰瘀化热证 [11] 。

不过，这项研究也存在一些局限性。比如样本存在偏差，只选取了接受颈动脉内膜切除术（carotid endarterectomy，CEA）的中重度颈动脉狭窄患者，没有包括接受颈动脉支架置入术的患者；对溃疡性斑块的特征没有深入研究；样本量较小且是单中心研究，可能影响结果 ...

This article was originally posted Dec. 8, 2014. It has been updated. There are many things in medicine that are merely a matter of preference or style. How to check a patient’s pulse is not one ...