Prevalence of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in the general population: an individual participant data meta-analysis.
Prevalence of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in the general population: an individual participant data meta-analysis.
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DOI:
10.1161/strokeaha.110.581058
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发表时间:
2010-06
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影响因子:
8.3
通讯作者:
Bots ML
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作者:
de Weerd M;Greving JP;Hedblad B;Lorenz MW;Mathiesen EB;O'Leary DH;Rosvall M;Sitzer M;Buskens E;Bots ML
In the discussion on the cost-effectiveness of screening precise estimates of severe asymptomatic carotid stenosis (ACAS) are vital. Accordingly, we assessed the prevalence of moderate and severe ACAS by age and sex using pooled cohort data. We performed an individual participant data meta-analysis (23,706 participants) of four population-based studies (MDCS, Tromsø, CAPS and CHS). Outcomes of interest were asymptomatic moderate (≥50%) and severe carotid stenosis (≥70%). Prevalence of moderate ACAS ranged from 0.5% (95% CI, 0.3% to 1.1%) in men aged below 50 years to 5.7% (4.5% to 7.1%) in men aged 80 years and above. For women this prevalence increased from 0.3 (0.1% to 0.6%) to 4.5% (2.8% to 6.8%). Prevalence of severe ACAS ranged from 0.1% (0.0% to 0.4%) in men aged below 50 years to 1.7% (0.8% to 3.4%) in men aged 80 and above. For women this prevalence increased from zero (0.0% to 0.2%) to 0.9% (0.4% to 2.4%). Prevalence of severe ACAS in the general population ranges from zero to 1.6% which is useful information in the discussion on the cost-effectiveness of screening.