Carotid endarterectomy should not be based on consensus statement duplex velocity criteria Jesse A. Columbo, MD, Bjoern D. Suckow, MD, MS, Claire L. Griffin, MD, Jack L. Cronenwett, MD, Philip P. Goodney, MD, MS, Timothy G. Lukovits, MD, Robert M. Zwolak, MD, PhD, Mark F. Fillinger, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 65, Issue 4, Pages 1029-1038.e1 (April 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.11.028 Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Left, The Society of Radiologist in Ultrasound Consensus Conference recommendation and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock's carotid duplex criteria for strata >50% stenosis are described. Right, The targeted study population is shown. ICA, Internal carotid artery; ICA/CCA, internal carotid artery-to-common carotid artery ratio; EDV, end-diastolic velocity; PSV, peak systolic velocity. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2017 65, 1029-1038.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.11.028) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 The Kaplan-Meier survival estimate shows freedom from ipsilateral transient ischemic attack (TIA) during follow-up. The standard error is 3.2% at 5 years. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2017 65, 1029-1038.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.11.028) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 The Kaplan-Meier survival estimate shows freedom from any-cause stroke during follow-up. The standard error is 2.4% at 5 years. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2017 65, 1029-1038.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.11.028) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 The Kaplan-Meier survival estimate shows freedom from carotid-etiology stroke during follow-up. The standard error is 0.1% at 5 years. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2017 65, 1029-1038.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.11.028) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 The Kaplan-Meier survival estimate shows freedom from revascularization during follow-up. The standard error is 4% at 5 years. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2017 65, 1029-1038.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.11.028) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions