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Guidelines for Screening of Extracranial Carotid Artery Disease: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals from the Multidisciplinary Practice Guidelines Committee of the American Society of Neuroimaging; Cosponsored by the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology
Author(s) -
Qureshi Adnan I.,
Alexandrov Andrei V.,
Tegeler Charles H.,
Hobson Robert W.,
Dennis Baker J.,
Hopkins L. Nelson
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2006.00085.x
Subject(s) - medicine , multidisciplinary approach , neuroimaging , statement (logic) , health care , carotid arteries , magnetic resonance imaging , intensive care medicine , medical physics , radiology , surgery , psychiatry , social science , sociology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
The aim of this new statement is to provide comprehensive and timely evidence‐based recommendations on the screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in the general population and selected subsets of patients. Recommendations are included for high‐risk persons in the general population; patients undergoing open heart surgery including coronary artery bypass surgery; patients with peripheral vascular diseases, abdominal aortic aneurysms, and renal artery stenosis; patients after radiotherapy for head and neck malignancies; patients following carotid endarterectomy, or carotid artery stent placement; patients with retinal ischemic syndromes; patients with syncope, dizziness, vertigo or tinnitus; and patients with a family history of vascular diseases and hyperhomocysteinemia. The recommendations are based on prevalence of disease, anticipated benefit, and concurrent guidelines from other professional organizations in selected populations.