Why the study?
Are there racial differences in the degree of extracranial internal carotid artery stenosis between black and white patients?
Population
205 patients (99 black and 106 white patients)
Comparison
Black race (observational exposure) vs White race
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May not alter race-specific carotid screening thresholds; hypothesis-generating for ethnic differences in cerebrovascular atherosclerosis.
Are there racial differences in the degree of extracranial internal carotid artery stenosis between black and white patients?
Gil-Peralta et al. (1990) studied this question.
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