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Optimal Medical Treatment versus Carotid Endarterectomy: The Rationale and Design of the Aggressive Medical Treatment Evaluation for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis (AMTEC) Study

M. M. Loukianov, Nikolay V. Dupik, S. А. Boytsov

International Journal of Stroke · 2013 · 13 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

The primary outcome is nonfatal stroke, nonfatal myocardial infarction, and death during follow-up of up to five-years, and the secondary outcome includes death from any cause and stroke.

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