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Use of sonography to evaluate carotid atherosclerosis in the elderly. The Cardiovascular Health Study. CHS Collaborative Research Group.
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| Title | Use of sonography to evaluate carotid atherosclerosis in the elderly. The Cardiovascular Health Study. CHS Collaborative Research Group. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1991 |
| Authors | O'Leary, DH, Polak, JF, Wolfson, SK, Bond, MG, Bommer, W, Sheth, S, Psaty, BM, Sharrett, AR, Manolio, TA |
| Journal | Stroke |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pagination | 1155-63 |
| Date Published | 1991 Sep |
| ISSN | 0039-2499 |
| Keywords | Age Factors, Aged, Arteriosclerosis, Carotid Arteries, Carotid Artery Diseases, Carotid Artery, Internal, Female, Humans, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Male, Prospective Studies, Ultrasonography |
| Abstract | <p>Carotid sonography is being performed on more than 5,000 participants in the Cardiovascular Health Study, a prospective, multicenter study of cardiovascular disease in men and women aged 65 years and older. The sonographic methods used to examine and measure the extracranial carotid arteries are described. Initial validation studies were performed on 61 subjects with a mean age of 68.6 years. Analysis of within- and between-sonographer differences and between-reader differences were performed for selected variables. In general, the mean absolute differences for within- and between-sonographer comparisons were small, with even less variability between readers. Variability was less for the common carotid artery than for the internal carotid artery. These data suggest that carotid sonography is a reliable and reproducible method for use in the study of carotid atherosclerosis in population studies.</p> |
| DOI | 10.1161/01.str.22.9.1155 |
| Alternate Journal | Stroke |
| PubMed ID | 1926258 |
| Grant List | N01-HC85079 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC85080 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC85081 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States |