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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Evidence Syntheses, formerly Systematic Evidence Reviews
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Evidence Syntheses
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Chapter  50:  Screening For Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis

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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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Rockville, Maryland 20850

Investigators

  • Tracy Wolff MD MPH

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  • Janelle Guirguis-Blake MD

  • Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

  • Therese Miller DrPH

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  • Michael Gillespie MD MPH

  • School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

  • Russell Harris MD MPH

  • School of Medicine, University of North Carolina

AHRQ Publication No. 08-05102-EF-1

December 2007

This general work of the U.S. Preventive Task Force (USPSTF) is supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, Maryland. This review did not receive separate funding.

The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the authors, who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. No statement in this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The information in this report is intended to help clinicians, employers, policymakers, and others make informed decisions about the provision of health care services. This report is intended as a reference and not as a substitute for clinical judgment.

This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for the development of clinical practice guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or as a basis for reimbursement and coverage policies. AHRQ or U.S. Department of Health and Human Services endorsement of such derivative products may not be stated or implied.

This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission, except for any copyrighted materials noted, for which further reproduction is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders.

Suggested Citation:

Wolff T, Guirguis-Blake J, Miller T, Gillespie M, Harris R. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis. Evidence Synthesis No. 50. AHRQ Publication No. 08-05102-EF-1. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, December 2007.

No investigators have any affiliations or financial involvement (e.g., employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties) that conflict with material presented in this report.

Prepared for:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

540 Gaither Road

Rockville, Maryland 20850

Investigators

  • Tracy Wolff MD MPH

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  • Janelle Guirguis-Blake MD

  • Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

  • Therese Miller DrPH

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  • Michael Gillespie MD MPH

  • School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

  • Russell Harris MD MPH

  • School of Medicine, University of North Carolina

AHRQ Publication No. 08-05102-EF-1

December 2007

This general work of the U.S. Preventive Task Force (USPSTF) is supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, Maryland. This review did not receive separate funding.

The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the authors, who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. No statement in this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The information in this report is intended to help clinicians, employers, policymakers, and others make informed decisions about the provision of health care services. This report is intended as a reference and not as a substitute for clinical judgment.

This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for the development of clinical practice guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or as a basis for reimbursement and coverage policies. AHRQ or U.S. Department of Health and Human Services endorsement of such derivative products may not be stated or implied.

This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission, except for any copyrighted materials noted, for which further reproduction is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders.

Suggested Citation:

Wolff T, Guirguis-Blake J, Miller T, Gillespie M, Harris R. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis. Evidence Synthesis No. 50. AHRQ Publication No. 08-05102-EF-1. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, December 2007.

No investigators have any affiliations or financial involvement (e.g., employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties) that conflict with material presented in this report.

Contents

Structured Abstract

Introduction

Background

Methods

Results

Discussion

Emerging Issue - Stenting for Carotic Artery Stenosis

Research Gaps

Appendix 1. Literature Search and Inclusion/exclusion Criteria for Key Questions

Appendix 2. USPSTF Hierarchy of Research Design and Quality Rating Criteria

Appendix 3. Evidence Table for Randomized Controlled Trials for Effectiveness of Surgery versus Medical Management for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis

Appendix 4. Evidence Table on Complications Rates for Carotid Endarterectomy

References

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