99.01.07 - Researchers hail carotid testing. Researchers hail carotid testing. Testing the thickness of the carotid artery walls in an elderly person's neck using ultrasound provides an accurate prediction of stroke or heart attack. This testing is more predictive than high blood pressure or high cholesterol readings.
Researchers hail carotid testing.
O'Leary DH, Polak JF, Kronmal RA, Manolio TA, Burke GL, Wolfson SK, for the Cardiovascular Health Study Collaborative Research Group. Carotid-Artery intima and media thickness as a risk factor for myocardial infarction and stroke in older adults. The New England Journal of Medicine on the web.