Clinical Evidence of a Reduction of Stroke Risk

Customers of Life Line Screening should speak to their GP about the right course of treatment, should screenings identify any abnormalities.  This is because your risks from stroke and cardiovascular disease can be affected by a variety of different personal clinical factors. This is also why Life Line Screening offers a range of screenings for stroke risk, rather than solely the “Carotid Ultrasound” screening:

Other tests can be added to your ultrasound results to give health professionals a greater understanding of your risk factors. We therefore offer packages of screenings that include a Peripheral Arterial Disease assessment using “Ankle Brachial” measurements, plus Atrial Fibrillation using ECG equipment - and our new Heart Disease Risk Assessment – all to give you and your GP a more comprehensive picture of your health.

Medical professionals may be interested in some recent research published in The Lancet that demonstrates the success of Carotid endarectomy in reducing asymptomatic stroke risk in a 10 year study that compared randomized trial populations. In addition to this evidence that carotid endarterectomy can reduce stroke incidence for some years, there are clinical benefits that can be achieved by following medical management and lifestyle change, which is another option for healthcare practitioners to discuss with their patients. The choice of treatment will be dependent on your Doctor and personal circumstances. Once aware of your risk factors, your Doctor will be best placed to advise on the most effective way to reduce them.