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Carotid Disease in Brazil

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In recent decades, Brazil has been changing its morbidity and mortality profile, with chronic diseases leading major causes of death. Among the most important chronic disease is stroke, which is a major cause of hospitalization and mortality, causing disability, whether partial or complete, in the vast majority of patients. Cerebrovascular extracranial disease is one of important causes of death and disability not only in Brazil but worldwide. It is the leading cause of death in Brazil. While it is observed that in the United States of America the number of deaths from cerebrovascular diseases is under constant decline, in Brazil from 1996 to 2012, this mortality showed a steady increase which exceeded the 100,000 deaths in 2012. It is corresponding to about one death every 5 min in the same year. In the Brazilian private service, with the easiness of current online information, the Vascular Surgeon should have consistent scientific evidence to indicate the best procedure for the patient, who often comes to office with a formed view on the open or endovascular surgical procedures. The opinion of the patient should be taken into account along with current best clinical evidence. The vascular surgeon must be careful not to perform procedures that may increase the risk for the patient.

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  1. Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital, Federal University of Minas Gerais—PanAmerican Circulation Institute, Rua Grao Mogol 1150/1102, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30315600, Brazil

    Túlio P. Navarro MD, PhD

  2. Discipline of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 754, Rua Borges Lagoa, São Paulo, São Paulo,, 04038-001, Brazil

    Ronald L. G. Flumignan MD, PhD & Carolina D. Q. Flumignan MD

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Navarro, T.P., Flumignan, R.L.G., Flumignan, C.D.Q. (2017). Carotid Disease in Brazil. In: Dardik, A. (eds) Vascular Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33745-6_26

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