The most effective treatment for carotid artery stenosis is carotid ... Most CEAs were performed under general anesthesia with intraoperative shunting; an autologous vein or synthetic patch ...

Heparin is the anticoagulant of choice to prevent thrombosis distally to the clamped internal carotid artery during ... Dextran is commonly used after endarterectomy to prevent platelet adherence ...