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Recurrent Carotid Stenosis

Launched by EMORY UNIVERSITY · Oct 27, 1999

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Current as of September 08, 2024

Completed

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Description

BACKGROUND: Following endarterectomy, platelets adhere and aggregate on the endarterectomized surface and release platelet-derived growth factor which induces smooth muscle cell migration and proliferation which may result in restenosis. Many patients had been treated with aspirin and dipyridamole, but not in a controlled trial. The Recurrent Carotid Stenosis Study established whether antiplatelet therapy was beneficial in the prevention of recurrent carotid artery stenosis. DESIGN NARRATIVE: Randomized, double-blind. Eighty-three patients (90 endarterectomies) were randomly assigned to ...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

  • Men and women who had recently undergone carotid endarterectomy.

About Sponsor

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

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Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

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