Prediction of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in the general population: Identification of high-risk groups

Stroke

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2366-2371

  De Weerd, Marjolein ^a   Greving, Jacoba P ^a   Hedblad, Bo ^b   Lorenz, Matthias W ^c   Mathiesen, Ellisiv B ^a,d   O'Leary, Daniel H ^e   Rosvall, Maria ^b   Sitzer, Matthias ^c   De Borst, Gert Jan ^a   Buskens, Erik ^f   Bots, Michiel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^e TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

asymptomatic diseases; carotid artery stenosis; clinical prediction rule; screening

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY STENOSIS; CLINICAL PREDICTION RULE; SCREENING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK; SMOKING;

EID: 84905961291     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.005145     Document Type: Article

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