Future management of carotid stenosis: role of urgent carotid interventions in the acutely symptomatic carotid patient and best medical therapy for asymptomatic carotid disease.

Abstract

CAS has an increasingly higher risk of stroke with advancing age. Patients treated with CAS have a 1.76-fold increased risk of stroke (95% CI, 1.35-2.31) with each 10-year increase in age. No such age effect is seen in patients treated with CEA. Age is a critical variable in making informed choices regarding treatment of severe carotid artery stenosis.