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SUBMITTER: Saleem MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2474588 | biostudies-literature | 2008
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Saleem Muhammad A MA Sadat Umar U Walsh Stewart R SR Young Victoria E VE Gillard Jonathan H JH Cooper David G DG Gaunt Michael E ME
Cardiovascular ultrasound 20080704
<h4>Background</h4>Stroke is the third most common cause of death in the UK and the largest single cause of severe disability. Each year more than 110,000 people in England suffer from a stroke which costs the National Health Service (NHS) over GBP2.8 billion. Thus, it is imperative that patients at risk be screened for underlying carotid artery atherosclerosis.<h4>Aim</h4>To assess the role of carotid ultrasound in different carotid screening programmes.<h4>Methods</h4>A literature overview was ...[more]