Safety of urgent endarterectomy in acute non‐disabling stroke patients with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis: an international multicenter study

Background and purpose International recommendations advocate that carotid endarterectomy ( CEA ) should be performed within 2 weeks from the index event in symptomatic carotid artery stenosis ( sCAS ) patients. However, there are controversial data regarding the safety of CEA performed during the first 2 days of ictus. The aim of this international, multicenter study was to prospectively evaluate the safety of urgent (0–2 days) in comparison to...