Screening for carotid artery stenosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement
- PMID: 18087056
- DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-147-12-200712180-00005
Screening for carotid artery stenosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement
Erratum in
- Ann Intern Med. 2008 Feb 5;148(3):248
Abstract
Description: Update of the 1996 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force statement about screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis (CAS) in the general population.
Methods: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force examined the evidence on the natural history of CAS; systematic reviews of the accuracy of screening tests; observational studies of the harms of screening and treatment of asymptomatic CAS; and randomized, controlled trials of the benefits of treatment for CAS with carotid endarterectomy.
Recommendation: Do not screen for asymptomatic CAS in the general adult population. (Grade D recommendation).
Republished in
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Screening for carotid artery stenosis: recommendation statement.Am Fam Physician. 2008 Apr 1;77(7):1006-10. Am Fam Physician. 2008. PMID: 18441867 No abstract available.
Comment in
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Should you screen for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis?J Fam Pract. 2008 Apr;57(4):1 p following 220. J Fam Pract. 2008. PMID: 18399018 No abstract available.
Summary for patients in
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Summaries for patients. Screening for blockages in the blood vessels to the brain: recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.Ann Intern Med. 2007 Dec 18;147(12):I36. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-147-12-200712180-00022. Ann Intern Med. 2007. PMID: 18087051 No abstract available.
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