DO CAROTID BRUITS PREDICT DISEASE OF THE INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERIES

Authors
DAVIES KN HUMPHREY PRD
Citation
Kn. Davies et Prd. Humphrey, DO CAROTID BRUITS PREDICT DISEASE OF THE INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERIES, Postgraduate medical journal, 70(824), 1994, pp. 433-435
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Postgraduate medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00325473
Volume
70
Issue
824
Year of publication
1994
Pages
433 - 435
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-5473(1994)70:824<433:DCBPDO>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
A carotid bruit is often thought of as a reliable sign of extracranial carotid artery disease. In addition finding a bruit may precipitate a referral to hospital. Carotid endarterectomy has now been shown to be beneficial in patients with symptomatic carotid territory ischaemia a nd 70-99% stenosis of the relevant carotid artery, therefore it is imp ortant that such patients are detected and referred.