Key result
Analysis of 726 patients with a carotid TIA or minor stroke aimed to define clinical criteria to identify those most likely to have a 70-99% carotid stenosis.
Why the study?
Can clinical criteria identify patients with a carotid transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke who are most likely to have a carotid stenosis of 70-99%?
Can clinical criteria identify patients with a carotid transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke who are most likely to have a carotid stenosis of 70-99%?
This editorial discusses a study attempting to define clinical criteria to prioritize patients for carotid Doppler imaging after TIA or minor stroke.
Carotid colour Doppler imaging is now available in many district general hospitals. However, there are often long waiting lists during which time patients are at their greatest risk of a major stroke. Mead et al (this volume, pp 16–19) have analysed the Doppler results in 726 patients who had had a carotid transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke in an attempt to define those clinical criteria which could be used to identify patients most likely to have a carotid stenosis of 70–99%. Although ipsilateral bruit is …
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