Detection of asymptomatic carotid stenosis in patients with lower-extremity arterial disease: development and external validations of a risk score

CONCLUSION: The present risk score can predict significant ACS in patients with LEAD. This approach may inform targeted screening of high-risk individuals to enhance the detection of ACS.PMID:33876207 | DOI:10.1093/bjs/znab040

Source: The British Journal of Surgery - April 20, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Michiel H F Poorthuis Dylan R Morris Gert J de Borst Michiel L Bots Jacoba P Greving Frank L J Visseren Paul Sherliker Rachel Clack Robert Clarke Sara Lewington Richard Bulbulia Alison Halliday Source Type: research