Key result
Carotid Duplex Ultrasonography detected mild, moderate, and severe carotid artery stenosis in 25%, 13%, and 14.5% of examined vessels, respectively.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of Duplex Ultrasonography for monitoring and screening of carotid artery stenosis.
Does Duplex Ultrasonography (DUS) efficiently screen and monitor Carotid Artery Stenosis (CAS)?
Meta-Analysis
Does Duplex Ultrasonography (DUS) efficiently screen and monitor Carotid Artery Stenosis (CAS)?
Duplex ultrasonography is an effective imaging modality for detecting and monitoring varying degrees of carotid artery stenosis and plaque burden.
DUS supplies pooled prevalence estimates for CAS severity; reinforces meta-analytic support for its role in screening and monitoring.
Aim: To evaluate the efficiency of Duplex Ultrasonography (DUS) for monitoring and screening of Carotid Artery Stenosis (CAS).Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, and SCOPUS were searched for relevant articles. The quality assessment of the included studies was conducted according to the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool.Results: Our meta-analysis included six articles. Carotid DUS could detect mild CAS in 25%, moderate CAS in 13%, severe CAS in 14.5% of the examined vessels, detection of carotid artery plaques in 36.5% of the examined vessels, and abnormal intima thickness in 21.5% of the examined vessels.Conclusion: DUS is an important exam in the identification of patients with symptomatic CAS. It can improve clinical practice and provide cost-effective management for CAS. Carotid DUS showed high specificity and sensitivity in the diagnosis of CAS, especially a severe degree of stenosis.
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Saduakas et al. (2024) conducted a meta-analysis in Carotid Artery Stenosis (CAS). Duplex Ultrasonography (DUS) was evaluated on Detection of Carotid Artery Stenosis (CAS) severity, plaques, and abnormal intima thickness. Carotid Duplex Ultrasonography detected mild, moderate, and severe carotid artery stenosis in 25%, 13%, and 14.5% of examined vessels, respectively.
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