The Value Of Screening Carotid Stenosis With Carotid Bruits Or Ocular Symptoms

Part I : Preliminary Analysis of Cerebral Arteries Stenosis in the Data Bank of Nanjing Stroke Registry ProgramObjective To summarize the predictive factors of carotid stenosis according to some clinical signs, symptoms and risk factors.Methods Nanjing Stroke Registry Program (NSRP) is the first hospital-based registry programs in mainland China. Data of stroke that included the demographic, etiologic, clinical characters and risk factors were prospectively coded and recorded in a computerized data bank. We studied all patients with first-ever ischemic stroke registered in NSRP from February 2004 to January 2006. A total of 992 consecutive patients who had no previous history of stroke before their index stroke were enrolled in this study. All patients were divided into two groups, with or without DSA. Patients with DSA was divided into two subgroups (stenosis and non-stenosis groups), and prevalence of influencing factors and distribution of stenosis were evaluated in two subgroups. Systematic examinations were performed on each patient, which include clinical examination, brain CT/MRI scanning, ECG, standard blood cell...