January 1, 2001Cerebrovascular Diseases

Prevalence of and Risk Factors Associated with Carotid Artery Stenosis: The Tromsø Study

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Population

6,727 persons aged 25-84 years from a general population (The Tromsø Study)

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

EMEllisiv B. MathiesenGeneral / Preventive / Lipids OJOddmund JoakimsenOslo University Hospital KBKaare Harald BønaaInterventional Cardiology

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Implication

Supports targeted screening by prevalence and risk factors; leaves open causal effects and prevention impact in cross-sectional data.

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Population

6,727 persons aged 25-84 years from a general population (The Tromsø Study)

Outcome

Prevalence, distribution, ultrasound characteristics and determinants of carotid artery stenosis

Carotid artery stenosis has a low prevalence in the general population and is independently associated with traditional cardiovascular risk factors including age, smoking, blood pressure, and lipids.

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Mathiesen et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7039c05d37378ac1dd4fa1 https://doi.org/10.1159/000047680

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Prevalence of and Risk Factors Associated with Carotid Artery Stenosis: The Tromsø Study

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Prevalence of and Risk Factors Associated with Carotid Artery Stenosis: The Tromsø Study

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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