Abstract
This paper reports partial results on carotid kinking prevalence from the ongoing program Obiettivo Prevenzione Ictus, whose main target is to detect atherosclerotic carotid lesions in a resident population. Over a period of 23 months, 13.936 subjects, aged 45 to 75, were screened by physical vascular and carotid CW Doppler ultrasound examinations; 1.386 (9.9%) subjects underwent color coded echoflow imaging, according to the design of the screening program (suspected carotid atherosclerotic lesion at first level screening): 185 among this subgroup, 40 males and 145 females, were affected with 266 carotid kinkings. In 81 cases (43.8%) the lesions were bilateral. Sensibility and specificity of carotid bruit (25% and 73%, respectively) and CW Doppler ultrasound (48.5% and 55.8%, respectively) proved inadequate for routine diagnosis of carotid kinking. Hypertension was recorded in 146 cases (78.9%). No cerebral ischemic attack was recorded in these 185 subjects over the period considered.
Translated title of the contribution | Prevalence of carotid kinking in a resident population. Partial results of the OPI (Objective Prevention of Ictus) |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 129-132 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Minerva Cardioangiologica |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - Apr 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine