{"title":"Screening for asymptomatic carotid stenosis: routine or selective?","authors":"Bruce A Perler","doi":"10.23736/S0392-9590.25.05372-6","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Stroke is one of the most serious health care conditions in the western world. In the USA nearly 800,000 strokes occur annually and in the EU more than 1.1 million strokes occur each year. It has been estimated that in the United States, 66,000 of 600,000 first-time strokes, and in the UK 16,500 of 150,000 new strokes annually, occur secondary to thromboembolism from extracranial carotid disease, and many of these strokes occur in individuals who were completely asymptomatic until that stroke occurred. A simple diagnostic test, Duplex ultrasound, can identify significant internal carotid stenoses in patients with asymptomatic disease. However, routine screening of individuals is controversial. Tis commentary will discuss the pros and cons of routine screening for asymptomatic carotid disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":13709,"journal":{"name":"International Angiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Angiology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S0392-9590.25.05372-6","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Stroke is one of the most serious health care conditions in the western world. In the USA nearly 800,000 strokes occur annually and in the EU more than 1.1 million strokes occur each year. It has been estimated that in the United States, 66,000 of 600,000 first-time strokes, and in the UK 16,500 of 150,000 new strokes annually, occur secondary to thromboembolism from extracranial carotid disease, and many of these strokes occur in individuals who were completely asymptomatic until that stroke occurred. A simple diagnostic test, Duplex ultrasound, can identify significant internal carotid stenoses in patients with asymptomatic disease. However, routine screening of individuals is controversial. Tis commentary will discuss the pros and cons of routine screening for asymptomatic carotid disease.
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International Angiology publishes scientific papers on angiology. Manuscripts may be submitted in the form of editorials, original articles, review articles, special articles, letters to the Editor and guidelines. The journal aims to provide its readers with papers of the highest quality and impact through a process of careful peer review and editorial work. Duties and responsibilities of all the subjects involved in the editorial process are summarized at Publication ethics. Manuscripts are expected to comply with the instructions to authors which conform to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Editors by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
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