Cervical bruits and asymptomatic carotid stenosis.
Since carotid artery atheromata can underlie 50 per cent of strokes, difficulties over the value of surgery have arisen in two groups of patients: those with cervical bruits discovered during routine neurovascular examination; and those being prepared for cardiac or aortoiliac surgery who are known to be at risk of peroperative stroke.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001314:Auscultation; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D004691:Endarterectomy; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D012306:Risk