Not exact matches
However, the operation, called a carotid
endarterectomy, has about a 3 percent risk
of causing an immediate stroke, the researchers cautioned.
Although the study found the rate
of stroke in patients without a carotid
endarterectomy to be 1.8 percent a year over a 10 - year period, the rates are thought to be about 1 percent a year, but may be as low as around 0.5 percent a year.
Anesthesia Management in Case
of Carotid Anatomic Variant during Carotid
Endarterectomy under General Anesthesia