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doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-147-12-200712180-00005.Screening for carotid artery stenosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement
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- DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-147-12-200712180-00005
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Screening for carotid artery stenosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med..
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- Ann Intern Med. 2008 Feb 5;148(3):248
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Description: Update of the 1996 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force statement about screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis (CAS) in the general population.
Methods: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force examined the evidence on the natural history of CAS; systematic reviews of the accuracy of screening tests; observational studies of the harms of screening and treatment of asymptomatic CAS; and randomized, controlled trials of the benefits of treatment for CAS with carotid endarterectomy.
Recommendation: Do not screen for asymptomatic CAS in the general adult population. (Grade D recommendation).
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- Screening for carotid artery stenosis: recommendation statement.U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.Am Fam Physician. 2008 Apr 1;77(7):1006-10.Am Fam Physician. 2008.PMID:18441867No abstract available.
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- Should you screen for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis?[No authors listed][No authors listed]J Fam Pract. 2008 Apr;57(4):1 p following 220.J Fam Pract. 2008.PMID:18399018No abstract available.
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- Summaries for patients. Screening for blockages in the blood vessels to the brain: recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.[No authors listed][No authors listed]Ann Intern Med. 2007 Dec 18;147(12):I36. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-147-12-200712180-00022.Ann Intern Med. 2007.PMID:18087051No abstract available.
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