(Neurological Disease and Therapy. Vol. 72.) Edited by Seemant Chaturvedi and Peter M. Rothwell. 359 pp., illustrated. Boca Raton, Fla., Taylor & Francis, 2005. $169.95. ISBN 0-8247-5417-4.
When Felix Eastcott and his team resected the carotid arteryof a woman with transient ischemic attacks in 1954, they littlerealized that this was the beginning of the surgical preventionof stroke, and that in the next two decades, carotid endarterectomywas to become the most frequently performed vascular procedurein the world. Although carotid-artery stenosis accounts forno more than 15 percent of ischemic strokes, carotid endarterectomyremains the most powerful form of stroke prevention. Few strategies,medical or surgical, are associated with an absolute risk reductionof 16 percent. Unfortunately, success proved to be a mixed blessing.. . . [Full Text of this Article]
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