1 May 2003Review
CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY IN THE ELDERLY
G. REGINA 1G. IMPEDOVO 2D. ANGILETTA 2A. LILLO 2M. PLANTAMURA 2M. CIAVARELLA 2L. GRECO 2
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Article Info
1 Sezione di Chirurgia Generale, Vascolare ed Oncologia Clinica Dipartimento per le Applicazioni in Chirurgia delle Tecnologie Innovative – Università degli Studi di Bari
2 Sezione di Chirurgia Generale, Vascolare e Oncologia, Clinica, Dipartimento per le applicazioni in Chirurgia delle Tecnologie Innovative, Università degli Studi di Bari
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2003, 74(3), 285-288;
Published: 1 May 2003
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Abstract
The elderly population has the highest risk for developing stroke and the annual death rate is some 394/100000 popu lation. Moreover, the elderly are the fastest growing segment in our society. In carefully selected patients carotid endoar terectomy may provide to profilaxis against stroke. With a careful selection, acceptable low operative moratlity and morbidity rates may be achieved, comparable to the 4.3% and the 2.3% of the Veterans Affair and ACAS studies, in which the patients mean ages were 64.1 and 67 yesars respectively.
Keywords
- Carotid endarterectomy
- endarterectomy