Population
146 nonobese, nondiabetic hypertensive patients who were free of cardiovascular symptoms.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 years (for a subgroup of 95 patients)
Authors
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Carotid atherosclerosis is common yet progresses unpredictably in asymptomatic hypertensives; leaves open optimal surveillance strategies.
A significant proportion of asymptomatic hypertensive patients have carotid atherosclerosis, which progresses independently of traditional risk factors or initial disease severity.
Lusiani et al. (1990) studied this question.
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