无症状内动脉狭窄症的管理
1Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. jbeckman@partners.org
JAMA
|October 17, 2013
概括
对于无症状的动脉狭窄症的最佳管理尚不清楚. 目前的医疗疗法显示中风率较低,质疑较旧的手术试验的概括性,而新的再血管化选择增加了复杂性.
科学领域:
- 血管外科 血管外科
- 神经学 神经学
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
背景情况:
- 对于无症状的动脉狭窄症 (ACS) 的最佳管理仍在争论中.
- 之前的试验显示,关节内关节切除术有好处,但现代医学疗法改善了中风率.
- 新兴的皮肤再血管化技术增加了治疗决策的复杂性.
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