Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis in the General Population: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

Janelle M Guirguis-Blake; Elizabeth M Webber; Erin L Coppola

doi:10.1001/jama.2020.20364

Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis in the General Population: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

JAMA. 2021 Feb 2;325(5):487-489. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.20364.

Authors

Janelle M Guirguis-Blake¹, Elizabeth M Webber², Erin L Coppola²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Tacoma.
² Kaiser Permanente Evidence-based Practice Center, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon.

Abstract

This systematic review to support the 2021 US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement on screening for carotid artery stenosis summarizes published evidence on the benefits and harms of screening and treatment of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in the general population.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Asymptomatic Diseases* / therapy
Carotid Arteries / diagnostic imaging*
Carotid Stenosis / diagnostic imaging*
Carotid Stenosis / surgery
Endarterectomy, Carotid / adverse effects
Humans
Mass Screening* / adverse effects
Quality of Life
Risk Assessment
Stroke / prevention & control*