Stents for the treatment of stroke
An experiment that studies effectiveness of stents in treating patients at risk of stroke with some unexpected results. These data represent the results 365 days after stroke.
Variables
- group - a factor with levels control and treatment
- outcome - a factor with levels no event and stroke
Source
Chimowitz MI, Lynn MJ, Derdeyn CP, et al. 2011. Stenting versus Aggressive Med- ical Therapy for Intracranial Arterial Stenosis. New England Journal of Medicine 365:993- 1003. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1105335. NY Times article reporting on the study: www.nytimes.com/2011/09/08/health/research/08stent.html.