title: Bilateral carotid artery occlusion: clinical presentation and outcome.
abstract: In a 4-year period, 17 patients were diagnosed as having bilateral carotid artery obstruction on ultrasonic duplex examination. Twelve had been referred because of recent neurological symptoms and the remaining 5 during cardiac or peripheral vascular work-up. Three patients had a completely silent occlusion of their two carotid arteries. Cardiac and/or peripheral vascular symptoms were present in 11 subjects. Mean follow-up was 28 months. No further strokes occurred. The 3-year cumulative stroke-free survival by life-table analysis was 75%. Myocardial infarction was the cause of death in 2 of 4 patients. For some patients with bilateral carotid artery occlusion, the clinical outcome is better than anticipated.
authors.affiliation: Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Research, University of Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verhaeghe
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Naert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vermylen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009880:Ophthalmic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011379:Prognosis; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014463:Ultrasonography