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Cerebrovascular disease is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. In the United States there are approximately 730,000 strokes per year, and the annual management cost of these, and the 4 million survivors, is approximately $40 billion.
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Lumley, J., Srodon, P. (2009). Carotid Endarterectomy. In: Lumley, J., Hoballah, J. (eds) Vascular Surgery. Springer Surgery Atlas Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68816-7_1
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