Rethinking the impact of amaurosis with contemporary outcomes of carotid endarterectomy among patients with transient monocular blindness
Patients undergoing CEA in the setting of amaurosis fugax had a statistically similar perioperative and 3-year stroke risk compared with asymptomatic patients. By contrast, hemispheric TIAs or stroke conferred greater risks longitudinally. These findings suggest that it may be appropriate to reconsider the historical risk perception associated with transient monocular blindness to a less severe phenotype and can inform preoperative decision-making for patients considering CEA.
Authors
- Brianna M. Krafcik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4287-7850)
- Jesse A. Columbo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3225-4403)
- Caitlin W. Hicks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7638-1936)
- Bjoern D. Suckow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0601-7711)
- Salvatore T. Scali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8128-3203)
- David H. Stone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2911-2392)
- Thomas S. Huber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8167-8651)
- Pablo Martínez-Camblor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3032-9598)
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- University of Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Vascular Surgery
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2025.11.041
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00