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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: In both the intention-to-treat and per-protocol analyses the Kaplan-Meier estimates of ipsilateral ischaemic strokes up to 2 years after the procedure and any periprocedural stroke or death do not differ between the carotid artery stenting and the carotid endarterectomy groups (intention to treat 9. 5 % vs 8. 8 % ; hazard ratio (HR) 1. 10, 95 % CI 0. 75 to 1. 61 ; log-rank p = 0. 62 ; per protocol 9. 4 % vs 7. 8 % ; HR 1. 23, 95 % CI 0. 82 to 1. 83 ; log-rank p = 0. 31).