U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis

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Systematic Review

Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Last Reviewed: February 2021

Workgroups: Heart Disease and Stroke Workgroup, Access to Health Services Workgroup

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends against screening for carotid artery stenosis in the general population. This recommendation applies to adults who don't have signs or symptoms of carotid artery stenosis or a history of stroke or transient ischemic attack.

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Objectives related to this resource (2)

Reduce stroke deaths — HDS‑03
Getting worse
Increase the proportion of adults who get recommended evidence-based preventive health care — AHS‑08
Getting worse

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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. (2021). Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis. Retrieved from https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening