What are the differences between women and men with regard to CEA for carotid stenosis?
Women have smaller-caliber internal carotid arteries and shorter stenotic segments compared to men, which means CEA is performed less often in women due to the lower incidence of high-grade symptomatic stenosis. In a retrospective cohort study at Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Plan, for the period 2003 to 2004, approximately half (47%) of the 299 patients with a diagnosis of TIA and carotid stenosis (>70%) were women.