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Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial 2 (ACST-2)

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Recruiting patients from over 112 centres in over 20 countries worldwide

On track to recruit 3600 patients by 2019

ACST-2 collaborators

Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial 2 (ACST-2) is a large international randomised trial comparing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) versus carotid artery stenting (CAS) in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis where there is substantial uncertainty as to which treatment is more appropriate. ACST-2 seeks to compare these procedures and their benefit in stroke prevention.

ACST-2 is currently recruiting patients from over 112 centres in over 20 countries worldwide. The trial is on track to recruit 3600 patients by 2019. This will allow for a meaningful comparison between surgery and stenting in Asymptomatic patients with narrowing in the carotid arteries.

Our team

Selected publications

The ACST-2 is a large international study

ACST-2 is a large international study with collaborators participating from 97 open centres (26 countries) from around Europe, Asia and North America. Please visit our website for more information on the participating centres. In addition, click on the link to the map below to see where the centres are located.

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