Effect of contralateral occlusion on long-term efficacy of endarterectomy in the Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study (ACAS)

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Background and Purpose - The Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study (ACAS) established the effectiveness of prophylactic carotid endarterectomy, for patients in good health who had stenosis ≥60%, if conducted by surgeons with a surgical morbidity and mortality of <3%. This secondary analysis was performed to determine whether the presence of contralateral cervical carotid occlusion alters the efficacy of asymptomatic ipsilateral carotid endarterectomy. Methods - One hundred sixty-three participants who had a baseline contralateral occlusion documented by Doppler ultrasound (77 medical, 86 surgical) were compared with 1485 participants with a patent contralateral carotid artery (748 medical, 737 surgical) for the risk of a combined end point of perioperative (30-day) death or stroke or long-term (5-year) ipsilateral stroke. Results - For those without contralateral occlusion, surgery was associated with a 6.7% absolute reduction in the 5-year risk (95% CI, 2.1% to 11.4%), while for those with a contralateral occlusion, surgery was associated with a 2.0% absolute increase in risk (95% CI, -9.3% to 5.2%), which was a statistically significant difference in the effect of surgery (P=0.047). This difference is primarily attributable to low long-term risk for medically managed patients with contralateral occlusion. Conclusions - While this post hoc analysis should be interpreted with caution, the findings suggest that endarterectomy in asymptomatic subjects with contralateral occlusion provides no long-term benefit (and may be harmful) in preventing stroke and death. These findings were a result of the benign course of medically treated subjects.

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Baker, W. H., Howard, V. J., Howard, G., & Toole, J. F. (2000). Effect of contralateral occlusion on long-term efficacy of endarterectomy in the Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study (ACAS). Stroke, 31(10), 2330–2334. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.31.10.2330

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