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Symptomatic carotid artery stenosis

MedGen UID:
784126
•Concept ID:
C3695086
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Disease or Syndrome
SNOMED CT: Symptomatic carotid artery stenosis (9611000119107)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and management of acute conditions of the extracranial carotid artery.
Pini R, Gallitto E, Fronterrè S, Rocchi C, Lodato M, Shyti B, Faggioli G, Gargiulo M
Semin Vasc Surg 2023 Jun;36(2):130-138. Epub 2023 Apr 20 doi: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2023.04.003. PMID: 37330227
Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid Artery Disease: A Brief Overview and Update.
Hassani S, Fisher M
Am J Med 2022 Apr;135(4):430-434. Epub 2021 Oct 31 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.09.027. PMID: 34732352
Society for Vascular Surgery clinical practice guidelines for management of extracranial cerebrovascular disease.
AbuRahma AF, Avgerinos ED, Chang RW, Darling RC 3rd, Duncan AA, Forbes TL, Malas MB, Murad MH, Perler BA, Powell RJ, Rockman CB, Zhou W
J Vasc Surg 2022 Jan;75(1S):4S-22S. Epub 2021 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.04.073. PMID: 34153348

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sex differences in outcome after carotid revascularization in symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis.
Kremer C, Lorenzano S, Bejot Y, Lal A, Epple C, Gdovinova Z, Mono ML, Karapanayiotides T, Jovanovic D, Dawson J, Caso V
J Vasc Surg 2023 Sep;78(3):817-827.e10. Epub 2023 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.03.502. PMID: 37055001
Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid Artery Disease: A Brief Overview and Update.
Hassani S, Fisher M
Am J Med 2022 Apr;135(4):430-434. Epub 2021 Oct 31 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.09.027. PMID: 34732352
Society for Vascular Surgery clinical practice guidelines for management of extracranial cerebrovascular disease.
AbuRahma AF, Avgerinos ED, Chang RW, Darling RC 3rd, Duncan AA, Forbes TL, Malas MB, Murad MH, Perler BA, Powell RJ, Rockman CB, Zhou W
J Vasc Surg 2022 Jan;75(1S):4S-22S. Epub 2021 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.04.073. PMID: 34153348
Ischaemic stroke.
Campbell BCV, De Silva DA, Macleod MR, Coutts SB, Schwamm LH, Davis SM, Donnan GA
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2019 Oct 10;5(1):70. doi: 10.1038/s41572-019-0118-8. PMID: 31601801
Diagnosis and Management of Transient Ischemic Attack.
Coutts SB
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2017 Feb;23(1, Cerebrovascular Disease):82-92. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000424. PMID: 28157745Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Diagnosis and management of acute conditions of the extracranial carotid artery.
Pini R, Gallitto E, Fronterrè S, Rocchi C, Lodato M, Shyti B, Faggioli G, Gargiulo M
Semin Vasc Surg 2023 Jun;36(2):130-138. Epub 2023 Apr 20 doi: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2023.04.003. PMID: 37330227
Duplex ultrasound for diagnosing symptomatic carotid stenosis in the extracranial segments.
Cassola N, Baptista-Silva JC, Nakano LC, Flumignan CD, Sesso R, Vasconcelos V, Carvas Junior N, Flumignan RL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Jul 11;7(7):CD013172. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013172.pub2. PMID: 35815652Free PMC Article
Circulating Biomarkers Predict Symptomatic but Not Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis.
Fatemi S, Acosta S, Zarrouk M, Engström G, Melander O, Gottsäter A
Cerebrovasc Dis 2022;51(5):623-629. Epub 2022 Mar 25 doi: 10.1159/000523839. PMID: 35340013
Diagnosis and Management of Transient Ischemic Attack.
Coutts SB
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2017 Feb;23(1, Cerebrovascular Disease):82-92. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000424. PMID: 28157745Free PMC Article
Evidence for management of carotid artery stenosis.
Yoshida K, Miyamoto S
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2015;55(3):230-40. Epub 2015 Feb 20 doi: 10.2176/nmc.ra.2014-0361. PMID: 25739437Free PMC Article

Therapy

What are the benefits and drawbacks of statins in carotid artery disease? A perspective review.
Said S, Dardik A, Ochoa Chaar CI
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2023 Jul-Dec;21(11):763-777. Epub 2023 Dec 10 doi: 10.1080/14779072.2023.2286011. PMID: 37994875
Sex differences in outcome after carotid revascularization in symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis.
Kremer C, Lorenzano S, Bejot Y, Lal A, Epple C, Gdovinova Z, Mono ML, Karapanayiotides T, Jovanovic D, Dawson J, Caso V
J Vasc Surg 2023 Sep;78(3):817-827.e10. Epub 2023 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.03.502. PMID: 37055001
Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid Artery Disease: A Brief Overview and Update.
Hassani S, Fisher M
Am J Med 2022 Apr;135(4):430-434. Epub 2021 Oct 31 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.09.027. PMID: 34732352
Society for Vascular Surgery clinical practice guidelines for management of extracranial cerebrovascular disease.
AbuRahma AF, Avgerinos ED, Chang RW, Darling RC 3rd, Duncan AA, Forbes TL, Malas MB, Murad MH, Perler BA, Powell RJ, Rockman CB, Zhou W
J Vasc Surg 2022 Jan;75(1S):4S-22S. Epub 2021 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.04.073. PMID: 34153348
Carotid artery revascularization: endarterectomy versus endovascular therapy.
Oushy SH, Essibayi MA, Savastano LE, Lanzino G
J Neurosurg Sci 2021 Jun;65(3):322-326. Epub 2020 Dec 9 doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.20.05207-8. PMID: 33297612

Prognosis

Circulating Biomarkers Predict Symptomatic but Not Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis.
Fatemi S, Acosta S, Zarrouk M, Engström G, Melander O, Gottsäter A
Cerebrovasc Dis 2022;51(5):623-629. Epub 2022 Mar 25 doi: 10.1159/000523839. PMID: 35340013
The Weekend Effect in Carotid Endarterectomy for Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis.
Kim Y, Lee S, Tanious A, Decarlo CS, Png CM, Patel SS, Mohapatra A, Dua A
Vasc Endovascular Surg 2022 Apr;56(3):284-289. Epub 2022 Feb 8 doi: 10.1177/15385744211061901. PMID: 35133190
Molecular imaging of carotid plaque vulnerability.
Alonso A, Artemis D, Hennerici MG
Cerebrovasc Dis 2015;39(1):5-12. Epub 2014 Dec 24 doi: 10.1159/000369123. PMID: 25547782
Carotid stenting versus endarterectomy.
Doig D, Brown MM
Annu Rev Med 2012;63:259-76. doi: 10.1146/annurev-med-081210-101714. PMID: 22248323
HIV-occlusive vascular disease.
van Marle J, Mistry PP, Botes K
S Afr J Surg 2009 May;47(2):36-42. PMID: 19626778

Clinical prediction guides

Circulating Biomarkers Predict Symptomatic but Not Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis.
Fatemi S, Acosta S, Zarrouk M, Engström G, Melander O, Gottsäter A
Cerebrovasc Dis 2022;51(5):623-629. Epub 2022 Mar 25 doi: 10.1159/000523839. PMID: 35340013
Preoperative antithrombotic treatment in acutely symptomatic carotid artery stenosis.
Martinez-Gutierrez JC, Roy AT, D'Amato S, Berkman JM, Montes D, Kimball CA, Rordorf GA, Chibnik LB, Romero JM, Silverman SB
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2022 May;31(5):106396. Epub 2022 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2022.106396. PMID: 35219972
The Weekend Effect in Carotid Endarterectomy for Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis.
Kim Y, Lee S, Tanious A, Decarlo CS, Png CM, Patel SS, Mohapatra A, Dua A
Vasc Endovascular Surg 2022 Apr;56(3):284-289. Epub 2022 Feb 8 doi: 10.1177/15385744211061901. PMID: 35133190
Society for Vascular Surgery clinical practice guidelines for management of extracranial cerebrovascular disease.
AbuRahma AF, Avgerinos ED, Chang RW, Darling RC 3rd, Duncan AA, Forbes TL, Malas MB, Murad MH, Perler BA, Powell RJ, Rockman CB, Zhou W
J Vasc Surg 2022 Jan;75(1S):4S-22S. Epub 2021 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.04.073. PMID: 34153348
Prediction Models for Clinical Outcome After a Carotid Revascularization Procedure.
Volkers EJ, Algra A, Kappelle LJ, Jansen O, Howard G, Hendrikse J, Halliday A, Gregson J, Fraedrich G, Eckstein HH, Calvet D, Bulbulia R, Brown MM, Becquemin JP, Ringleb PA, Mas JL, Bonati LH, Brott TG, Greving JP; Carotid Stenosis Trialists’ Collaboration
Stroke 2018 Aug;49(8):1880-1885. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.020486. PMID: 30012816Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Sex differences in outcome after carotid revascularization in symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis.
Kremer C, Lorenzano S, Bejot Y, Lal A, Epple C, Gdovinova Z, Mono ML, Karapanayiotides T, Jovanovic D, Dawson J, Caso V
J Vasc Surg 2023 Sep;78(3):817-827.e10. Epub 2023 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.03.502. PMID: 37055001
Duplex ultrasound for diagnosing symptomatic carotid stenosis in the extracranial segments.
Cassola N, Baptista-Silva JC, Nakano LC, Flumignan CD, Sesso R, Vasconcelos V, Carvas Junior N, Flumignan RL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Jul 11;7(7):CD013172. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013172.pub2. PMID: 35815652Free PMC Article
Society for Vascular Surgery clinical practice guidelines for management of extracranial cerebrovascular disease.
AbuRahma AF, Avgerinos ED, Chang RW, Darling RC 3rd, Duncan AA, Forbes TL, Malas MB, Murad MH, Perler BA, Powell RJ, Rockman CB, Zhou W
J Vasc Surg 2022 Jan;75(1S):4S-22S. Epub 2021 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.04.073. PMID: 34153348
Impact of Carotid Artery Stenosis on Quality of Life: A Systematic Review.
Aber A, Howard A, Woods HB, Jones G, Michaels J
Patient 2019 Apr;12(2):213-222. doi: 10.1007/s40271-018-0337-1. PMID: 30328068
Systematic Review of Guidelines for the Management of Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis.
Abbott AL, Paraskevas KI, Kakkos SK, Golledge J, Eckstein HH, Diaz-Sandoval LJ, Cao L, Fu Q, Wijeratne T, Leung TW, Montero-Baker M, Lee BC, Pircher S, Bosch M, Dennekamp M, Ringleb P
Stroke 2015 Nov;46(11):3288-301. Epub 2015 Oct 8 doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.003390. PMID: 26451020

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