Velocity Ratios do not Prevent Carotid Duplex Overestimation of Stenosis due to Severe Contralateral Disease

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2023 Jun;65(6):909-910. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2023.02.078. Epub 2023 Mar 3.

Authors

Lluis Nieto¹, Carles Diaz¹, Adrià Gonzàlez¹, Monica Lacambra¹, Sonia Pérez-Cabezon¹, Albert Clara²

Affiliations

¹ Angiology and Vascular Surgery Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
² Angiology and Vascular Surgery Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Medicine and Life Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: aclara@psmar.cat.

PMID: 36871926
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2023.02.078

No abstract available

Keywords: Carotid duplex; Carotid stenosis; St Mary ratio; Ultrasonography.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Blood Flow Velocity
Carotid Arteries*
Carotid Artery, Internal / diagnostic imaging
Carotid Stenosis* / complications
Carotid Stenosis* / diagnostic imaging
Carotid Stenosis* / surgery
Constriction, Pathologic
Humans
Sensitivity and Specificity
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex