Registry Analysis: Contralateral Carotid Occlusion is Risk Predictor in Carotid Endarterectomy, Despite Opposing Observational Data
Contralateral carotid occlusion (CCO) remains an important predictor of worse in-hospital outcomes for patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA), despite recent studies calling the risk factor into question, according to a new U.S. registry study.