TY - JOUR
T1 - History of carotid surgery
T2 - From ancient Greeks to the modern era
AU - Tallarita, Tiziano
AU - Gerbino, Maurizio
AU - Gurrieri, Carmelina
AU - Lanzino, Giuseppe
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - A relationship between decreased carotid arterial flow and apoplectic manifestations was already suspected by the ancient Greeks. Early attempts at carotid surgery, however, were limited to emergency arterial ligation in patients with neck trauma. Attempts to suture arterial stumps together to restore blood flow paved the way for Carrel's revolutionary idea of reconstructing the resected or injured arterial segment with an interposition vein graft. DeBakey and Eastcott were the first to perform carotid endarterectomy in North America and the United Kingdom, respectively. In 1959, DeBakey proposed a cooperative study to assess the effectiveness of carotid endarterectomy in the treatment and prevention of ischemic cerebrovascular disease. The study was officially designated the Joint Study of Extracranial Arterial Occlusion and represented the first trial in the United States in which large numbers of patients were randomly allocated to surgical or nonsurgical therapy.
AB - A relationship between decreased carotid arterial flow and apoplectic manifestations was already suspected by the ancient Greeks. Early attempts at carotid surgery, however, were limited to emergency arterial ligation in patients with neck trauma. Attempts to suture arterial stumps together to restore blood flow paved the way for Carrel's revolutionary idea of reconstructing the resected or injured arterial segment with an interposition vein graft. DeBakey and Eastcott were the first to perform carotid endarterectomy in North America and the United Kingdom, respectively. In 1959, DeBakey proposed a cooperative study to assess the effectiveness of carotid endarterectomy in the treatment and prevention of ischemic cerebrovascular disease. The study was officially designated the Joint Study of Extracranial Arterial Occlusion and represented the first trial in the United States in which large numbers of patients were randomly allocated to surgical or nonsurgical therapy.
KW - carotid endarterectomy
KW - carotid surgical history
KW - stroke
KW - transient ischemic attack
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U2 - 10.1177/1531003513517010
DO - 10.1177/1531003513517010
M3 - Article
C2 - 24357636
AN - SCOPUS:84896337299
SN - 1531-0035
VL - 25
SP - 57
EP - 64
JO - Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
JF - Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
IS - 3-4
ER -