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Carotid artery stenosis is a prevalent disease, caused predominantly by atherosclerosis. The reported prevalence is dependent on the population screened, investigative tool used, and the criteria employed. The presence of carotid artery stenosis is associated with an increased risk of stroke and other ischemic manifestations of systemic atherosclerosis (e.g., myocardial infarctions and vascular deaths). Thus, carotid revascularization strategies for stroke prevention had been aggressively pursued over the past five decades. This chapter reviews the epidemiology and prevalence of carotid artery stenosis.
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Fung, A.Y., Saw, J. (2007). Epidemiology and Significance of Carotid Artery Stenosis. In: Saw, J., Exaire, J.E., Lee, D.S., Yadav, J.S. (eds) Handbook Of Complex Percutaneous Carotid Intervention. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-002-7_1
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