Clinical Trial: Determination of the Best Therapeutic Strategy, Interventional With Best Medical Management (BMM) Versus BMM Alone, for Patients With Symptomatic Moderate <70% Atherosclerotic Carotid Artery Stenosis: the SIMCA Multicenter Randomized Trial

U.S., Sept. 25 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07839390) titled 'Determination of the Best Therapeutic Strategy, Interventional With Best Medical Management (BMM) Versus BMM Alone, for Patients With Symptomatic Moderate <70% Atherosclerotic Carotid Artery Stenosis: the SIMCA Multicenter Randomized Trial' on May 19.

Brief Summary: Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and the main cause of long-term disability worldwide. A frequent cause is the narrowing of the carotid artery due to atherosclerosis, known as carotid artery stenosis. When stenosis is moderate (< 70%) and has already caused symptoms, the best strategy to prevent another stroke remains uncertain. Earlier studies compared surg...