The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has reaffirmed its 2014 recommendation against screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in the general adult population (D recommendation). The ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) today published a final recommendation advising against screening the general adult population to detect asymptomatic carotid artery ...

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The benefits of carotid artery screening for asymptomatic patients don’t outweigh the risks, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has concluded after an extensive review of research ...

Bart Laws recently wrote a scathing critique of Life Line Screening’s ultrasound screening of carotid arteries. His argument is objectively not true and I will explain why. It is a common but ...

The Multidisciplinary Practice Guidelines Committee of the American Society of Neuroimaging and the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology have released guidelines outlining which patient ...

TUPELO — Carotid artery disease, a progressive buildup of calcium deposits and cholesterol in the primary artery supplying blood to the brain, poses a risk of stroke, but there are a few ways to treat ...

May is National Stroke Awareness Month. According to the CDC, someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds, and someone dies from a stroke every 4 minutes. More than 795,000 people have ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Several simple tests can now give you an inside look at the health of your heart. The team at St. Elizabeth Healthcare is holding several screening events this month where you can ...