Texakalidis Pavlos, Giannopoulos Stefanos, Tsouknidas Ioannis, Song Shiyu, Rivet Dennis J, Reiter Evan R, Reavey-Cantwell John
Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Department of Cardiology, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.
Head Neck. 2020 May;42(5):1077-1088. doi: 10.1002/hed.26102. Epub 2020 Feb 12.
Radiation to the head and neck is a well-established risk factor for the development of carotid artery stenosis. Our objective was to identify the prevalence, incidence, and degree of carotid stenosis in patients with a history of head and neck irradiation.
This study was performed according to the PRISMA guidelines. A random effects model meta-analysis was conducted.
Nineteen studies comprising 1479 patients were included. The prevalence of carotid stenosis >50%, >70%, and carotid occlusion was 25% (95% CI: 19%-32%), 12% (95% CI: 7%-17%), and 4% (95% CI: 2%-8%), respectively. The cumulative 12-month incidence of carotid stenosis >50% was 4% (95% CI: 2%-5%), the 24-month was 12% (95% CI: 9%-15%), and the 36-month was 21% (95% CI: 9%-36%).
The yearly incidence of carotid stenosis >50% increased every year during the first 3 years following radiotherapy. We propose routine yearly Doppler ultrasound screening beginning 1 year after head and neck radiotherapy.
头颈部放疗是已明确的颈动脉狭窄发生的危险因素。我们的目的是确定有头颈部放疗史患者的颈动脉狭窄患病率、发病率及狭窄程度。
本研究按照PRISMA指南进行。采用随机效应模型进行荟萃分析。
纳入了19项研究,共1479例患者。颈动脉狭窄>50%、>70%及颈动脉闭塞的患病率分别为25%(95%CI:19%-32%)、12%(95%CI:7%-17%)和4%(95%CI:2%-8%)。颈动脉狭窄>50%的12个月累积发病率为4%(95%CI:2%-5%),24个月为12%(95%CI:9%-15%),36个月为21%(95%CI:9%-36%)。
放疗后的前3年,颈动脉狭窄>50%的年发病率逐年增加。我们建议在头颈部放疗1年后开始每年进行常规多普勒超声筛查。