Beneficial Effect of Carotid Endarterectomy in Symptomatic Patients with High-Grade Carotid Stenosis

MRC European Carotid Surgery Trial: interim results for symptomatic patients with severe (70-99%) or with mild (0-29%) carotid stenosis

1991 • 3,163 citations

An Assessment of Clinically Useful Measures of the Consequences of Treatment

1988 • 1,650 citations

Failure of Extracranial–Intracranial Arterial Bypass to Reduce the Risk of Ischemic Stroke

1985 • 1,505 citations

Special report from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Classification of cerebrovascular diseases III.

1990 • 1,206 citations

North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial. Methods, patient characteristics, and progress.

1991 • 1,054 citations

Meta-analysis of relation between cigarette smoking and stroke.

1989 • 1,053 citations

Secondary prevention of vascular disease by prolonged antiplatelet treatment

1988 • 962 citations

RECONSTRUCTION OF INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY IN A PATIENT WITH INTERMITTENT ATTACKS OF HEMIPLEGIA

1954 • 800 citations

Cerebral angiographic risk in mild cerebrovascular disease.

1990 • 512 citations

Clinical events following neuroangiography: a prospective study.

1987 • 456 citations

Joint study of extracranial arterial occlusion. V. Progress report of prognosis following surgery or nonsurgical treatment for transient cerebral ischemic attacks and cervical carotid artery lesions

1970 • 408 citations

Complications of cerebral angiography: prospective assessment of risk

1984 • 346 citations

International trends in stroke mortality: 1970-1985.

1990 • 255 citations

Carotid endarterectomy: does it work?

1984 • 188 citations

Carotid endarterectomy in patients with transient cerebral ischaemia

1984 • 130 citations

Decline in US stroke mortality. Demographic trends and antihypertensive treatment.

1989 • 123 citations

Dramatic changes in the performance of endarterectomy for diseases of the extracranial arteries of the head.

1988 • 112 citations

Prospective Study of the Effectiveness and Durability of Carotid Endarterectomy

1990 • 94 citations

The changing pattern of hypertension and the declining incidence of stroke

1987 • 14 citations