National variation in preoperative imaging, carotid duplex ultrasound criteria, and threshold for surgery for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis Edward J. Arous, MD, Jessica P. Simons, MD, MPH, Julie M. Flahive, MS, Adam W. Beck, MD, David H. Stone, MD, Andrew W. Hoel, MD, Louis M. Messina, MD, Andres Schanzer, MD Jeb Hallett, MD, Christopher Abularrage, MD, Adam Beck, MD, Daniel Clair, MD, Alex Shepard, MD, Joseph Schneider, MD, Amy Reed, MD, Grace Wang, MD, Gary Lemmon, MD, Ronald Dalman, MD, Jeffrey Gilbertson, MD, Fred Weaver, MD, Mark Davies, MD, PhD, Michael Costanza, MD, Steven Kappes, MD, Evan Lipsitz, MD, Jens Jorgensen, MD, Gilbert Upchurch, MD Edward J. Arous, MD, Jessica P. Simons, MD, MPH, Julie M. Flahive, MS, Adam W. Beck, MD, David H. Stone, MD, Andrew W. Hoel, MD, Louis M. Messina, MD, Andres Schanzer, MD Jeb Hallett, MD, Christopher Abularrage, MD, Adam Beck, MD, Daniel Clair, MD, Alex Shepard, MD, Joseph Schneider, MD, Amy Reed, MD, Grace Wang, MD, Gary Lemmon, MD, Ronald Dalman, MD, Jeffrey Gilbertson, MD, Fred Weaver, MD, Mark Davies, MD, PhD, Michael Costanza, MD, Steven Kappes, MD, Evan Lipsitz, MD, Jens Jorgensen, MD, Gilbert Upchurch, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 62, Issue 4, Pages 937-944 (October 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.04.438 Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Imaging studies obtained before carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis (n = 18,447). CTA, Computed tomography angiography; MRA, magnetic resonance angiography. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 62, 937-944DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.04.438) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Distribution of the (A) peak systolic velocity (PSV; n = 8110), (B) end diastolic velocity (EDV; n = 7653), and (C) internal carotid artery-to common carotid artery (ICA/CCA) ratio associated with the calculated degree of stenosis obtained on carotid artery duplex ultrasound imaging. The whiskers mark the 1st and 99th percentiles. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 62, 937-944DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.04.438) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Percentage of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) procedures performed at each level of asymptomatic stenosis (n = 19,306). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 62, 937-944DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.04.438) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Percentage of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) procedures performed at each degree of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis stratified by tertiles of center volume per study year (n = 18,822). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 62, 937-944DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.04.438) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Surgeon variation in the percentage of carotid endarterectomies (CEAs) performed for <80% asymptomatic carotid stenosis (n = 952). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 62, 937-944DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.04.438) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 6 Institutional variation in the percentage of carotid endarterectomies (CEAs) performed for <80% asymptomatic carotid stenosis (n = 207). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 62, 937-944DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.04.438) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions