Why do guidelines recommend screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms, but not for asymptomatic carotid stenosis? A Plea for a randomized controlled trial

CONCLUSIONS: Although mass screening should not be recommended, there are several arguments suggesting that selective screening for AsxCS should be considered. The rationale supporting such selective screening is to optimize risk factor control and to initiate intensive medical therapy for prevention of future cardiovascular events, rather than to identify candidates for an intervention.PMID:36162523 | DOI:10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.09.045

Source: Atherosclerosis - September 26, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kosmas I Paraskevas J David Spence Dimitri P Mikhailidis Pier Luigi Antignani Peter Gloviczki Hans-Henning Eckstein Francesco Spinelli Francesco Stilo Luca Saba Pavel Poredos Alan Dardik Christos D Liapis Armando Mansilha Gianluca Faggioli Rodolfo Pini Ma Source Type: research