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Literature-searching procedure
GMS, German Medical Science database; LWW, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins publisher’s database; MA, systematic review with metaanalysis; NHS, National Institute for Health Research; RCT, randomized controlled trial; SR, systematic review; CEA, carotid endarterectomy; CAS, carotid stenting
