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Table II.

Changes in Physician Management after Carotid Ultrasound Screening

	Presence of Advanced Subclinical Atherosclerosis
Treatment	ϐ	95% Confidence Interval	P value
Add aspirin	6.59	3.97–9.21	<0.001
Add blood pressure medication	4.02	−0.37–8.42	0.073
Add lipid-lowering medication	5.36	4.31–6.41	<0.001
Refer for additional tests	1.26	−0.18–3.45	0.108