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It is uncertain whether revascularization might be an effective treatment for cognitive impairment in these patients.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n To test whether any cognitive benefit from revascularization of high-grade, asymptomatic ICA stenosis varies based on the degree of baseline cerebral hemodynamic impairment.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>\n This substudy was conducted within a multicenter phase 3 randomized clinical trial. Adults (aged 35-86 years) without dementia with eighth-grade education or higher and unilateral asymptomatic ICA stenosis greater than or equal to 70% were enrolled from January 2018 to July 2024 at 61 sites in North America (last follow-up in July 2025). Of 607 participants screened from 2485 in CREST-2, 392 were enrolled. Magnetic resonance or computed tomographic perfusion imaging tested for baseline hemodynamic impairment defined by delayed time-to-peak (TTP) arrival of intravenous contrast in the hemisphere ipsilateral minus contralateral to the stenotic artery.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Intervention<\/jats:title>\n Carotid revascularization (endarterectomy or stenting) plus intensive medical management (IMM) vs IMM alone.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n \n The primary outcome was the difference in composite cognitive\n z<\/jats:italic>\n score over 1 year based on 5 cognitive tests. The primary analysis tested for an interaction between treatment group (revascularization vs IMM alone) and degree of baseline hemodynamic impairment among those with reduced baseline cognition (cognitive\n z<\/jats:italic>\n score \u2264\u22121.0 SD).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Of 392 participants enrolled (mean age, 71 years; 125 [32%] females), 61 were excluded for missing baseline imaging and 40 for missing cognitive examinations or other covariates, leaving 291 with complete data. Fifty-one had reduced cognition at baseline (25 in the revascularization group and 26 in the IMM alone group). TTP ranged from no interhemispheric TTP delay to a more-than-2-second delay. Mean (SD) cognitive\n z<\/jats:italic>\n scores were \u22121.36 (0.51) at baseline and \u22121.17 (0.47) at 1 year in the revascularization group and \u22121.34 (0.83) at baseline and \u22121.01 (0.97) at 1 year in the IMM alone group. The primary analysis showed no difference in cognition by treatment group over 1 year, adjusting for treatment group\u2009\u00d7\u2009hemodynamic status interaction and other covariates (adjusted difference in cognitive\n z<\/jats:italic>\n score, \u22120.15 SD [95% CI, \u22120.54 to 0.24]). 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