title: [Prevalence of carotid kinking in a resident population. Partial results of the OPI (Objective Prevention of Ictus)].
abstract: This paper reports partial results on carotid kinking prevalence from the ongoing program Obiettivo Prevenzione Ictus, whose main target is to detect atherosclerotic carotid lesions in a resident population. Over a period of 23 months, 13.936 subjects, aged 45 to 75, were screened by physical vascular and carotid CW Doppler ultrasound examinations; 1.386 (9.9%) subjects underwent color coded echoflow imaging, according to the design of the screening program (suspected carotid atherosclerotic lesion at first level screening): 185 among this subgroup, 40 males and 145 females, were affected with 266 carotid kinkings. In 81 cases (43.8%) the lesions were bilateral. Sensibility and specificity of carotid bruit (25% and 73%, respectively) and CW Doppler ultrasound (48.5% and 55.8%, respectively) proved inadequate for routine diagnosis of carotid kinking. Hypertension was recorded in 146 cases (78.9%). No cerebral ischemic attack was recorded in these 185 subjects over the period considered.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chirurgia Generale e Cardiovascolare, Università degli Studi di Milano.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ghilardi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Monti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Longhi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Trimarchi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bortolani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Prevalenza del kinking carotideo in una popolazione residente. Risultati parziali del programma OPI (Obiettivo Prevenzione Ictus).