title: Detection of carotid stenosis in African Americans with ischemic heart disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted to define the frequency of internal carotid stenosis in African American patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD).
  
  
  METHODS
  We recruited 101 African American patients with IHD from a university medical center for carotid duplex examination.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The frequency of >30%, >50%, and >70% stenosis was 21%, 11%, and 5%, respectively. Age >60 years (21% vs 3%, P < .01) and diabetes mellitus (22% vs 5%, P < .01) were predictors of unilateral stenosis of >50% and remained significant on multivariate testing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  African American patients with established IHD have higher rates of extracranial carotid stenosis than community dwelling African American subjects and comparable rates with other populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rajamani
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sunbulli
authors.forename: Bradley S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Berlow
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Marsh
authors.forename: Marvin W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Kronenberg
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vouyouka
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: Zongshan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Seemant
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology; D012307:Risk Factors