Assertion: carotid endarterectomy | /r/CapableOf | reduce the risk of stroke
Facets:
value: significantly
type: MANNER
value: in carefully selected patients
type: OTHER
value: by approximately 30%
type: OTHER
value: over three years
type: TEMPORAL
value: in the five years following surgery
type: TEMPORAL
value: despite mortality
type: OTHER
value: for these
type: OTHER
value: further than medication
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Carotid endarterectomy is an operation to remove this narrowing and therefore reduce the risk of stroke.
text: However, carotid endarterectomy plus treatment with a statin medicine and anti-platelet therapy does reduces stroke risk further than medication alone in the five years following surgery for asymptomatic patients with severe carotid stenosis (80-99%).
text: Despite somewhat higher perioperative morbidity and mortality in the presence of contralateral carotid occlusion, carotid endarterectomy significantly reduced risk of stroke for these patients.66
text: Carotid endarterectomy reduces the stroke risk compared to medical therapy alone for patients with 70 to 99% symptomatic stenosis (16% absolute risk reduction at 5 years).
text: A carotid endarterectomy can significantly reduce the risk of a stroke in people with severely narrowed carotid arteries.
text: Despite a 3% perioperative stroke or death rate, carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic carotid stenosis reduces the risk of any stroke by approximately 30% over three years.
text: Research shows that carotid endarterectomy by an experienced surgeon may reduce the risk of stroke in carefully selected patients.