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Carotid stenting versus endarterectomy: the controversy continues

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boxed-textMas JL et al. for the EVA-3S Investigators (2006) Endarterectomy versus stenting in patients with symptomatic severe carotid stenosis. N Engl J Med 355: 1660–1671

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