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Correlation between morphological and biomechanical features and carotid atherosclerosis

Наука и инновации в медицине, 2022
The main cause of ischemic stroke is the atherosclerotic lesions of the carotid arteries. Unlike other arteries, carotid arteries have unique anatomical structure and hemodynamic characteristics, which are significantly related to the occurrence of ...
Aleksandr V. Gavrilenko, Vladimir N. Nikolenko, Nadim N. Al-Yusef, Tatyana S. Zharikova, Liliya R. Bulatova, Zhi Li   +5 more
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Bilateral Multiple Variations in Carotid Arteries-A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
The common carotid arteries are the largest bilateral arteries of the head and neck. The common carotid arteries may bifurcate higher or lower than the usual levels. A higher bifurcation is more common.
Sulabha Hanumant Deshpande, Ashwini Balasaheb Nuchhi, Balappa Murigeppa Bannur, Babasaheb Gurusiddappagouda Patil   +3 more
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Effect of carotid artery stenting on the external carotid artery [PDF]

Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2003
We studied the fate of the ipsilateral external carotid artery (ECA) after stenting of the internal carotid artery (ICA) compared with the contralateral ECA.One hundred twenty-one ipsilateral ECAs in 112 consecutive patients who underwent carotid artery Wallstent placement were prospectively studied with color-coded duplex sonographic scanning (CCDS ...
Willfort-Ehringer, Andrea, Ahmadi, Ramazanali, Gruber, Diego, Gschwandtner, Michael E, Haumer, Angelika, Heinz, Gottfried, Lang, Wilfried, Ehringer, Herbert   +7 more
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Infrahyoid wandering carotid arteries

Radiology Case Reports, 2020
Knowledge of retropharyngeal carotid arteries in patients is important in order to avoid potential catastrophic injuries. Previous studies demonstrated that carotid arteries can change in position at or near the level of the hyoid bone on serial scans ...
Myroslav Gerasymchuck, MD, Syed Anwarulislam, DO, Ameya P. Nayate, MD   +2 more
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The Relationship between Arterial Elasticity Parameters of Ascending Aorta, Abdominal Aorta and Carotid Arteries with Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Children with Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Anatolian Journal of Cardiology, 2022
Background: Bicuspid aortic valve is a congenital cardiac malformation that affects not only the valve and ascending aorta but also the abdominal aorta and large central arteries like carotid arteries by damaging the elasticity of the vessel resulting in
Ajda Mutlu Mıhçıoğlu, Feyza Paç, Muharrem Tola, Ahmet Vedat Kavurt, Serhat Koca, Denizhan Bağrul   +5 more
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Carotid artery calcification [PDF]

QJM, 2016
A 90-year-old man with a history of hypertension presented with shortness of breath and lightheadedness while exertion for several months. On examination, he was conscious, with auscultation showing clear breath sounds and regular heart sounds without murmurs or carotid bruits. A posteroanterior chest …
L-T, Keng, Y-H, Lin, C-P, Lee
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Diagnostic criteria for the determination of clinically significant internal carotid artery stenosis using duplex ultrasound

Biomedical Papers, 2020
Background: Carotid endarterectomy is beneficial in symptomatic patients with ≥70% stenosis at the bifurcation of the internal carotid artery. The fact that the duplex ultrasound is widely used, inexpensive and non-invasive for examination of the carotid
Karel Gorican, Miroslav Chochola, Miroslav Kocik, Ales Zak   +3 more
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Carotid–Carotid Bypass for a Carotid Artery Aneurysm

World Neurosurgery, 2020
Surgical treatment for symptomatic extracranial carotid artery aneurysms should be encouraged because of their high recurrence rates.A 55-year-old man presented with progressive right-sided hemiparesis and dysarthria. Computed tomography angiography revealed the cause of his repeated cerebral infarction was due to the distal emboli from an intra ...
Yoichi Morofuji, Yuki Matsunaga, Tsuyoshi Izumo   +2 more
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Ultrasound Score of Liver Steatosis Severity in the Diagnosis of Peripheral Arterial Atherosclerosis in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Архивъ внутренней медицины, 2023
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a widespread disease closely associated with obesity and metabolic disorders. Noninvasive instrumental markers are of great importance in the diagnosis of NAFLD.
A. S. Kuznetsova, A. I. Dolgushina, V. V. Pospelov, T. A. Sokolova, E. V. Lebedev, V. V. Genkel   +5 more
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Carotid artery stenting [PDF]

Heart, 2003
Two major randomised trials concerning the surgical treatment of carotid artery stenosis showed that carotid endarterectomy is superior to medical treatment in reducing the overall risk of stroke in symptomatic or asymptomatic patients.w1–4 The first phase of the North American endarterectomy trial (NASCET)w1 confirmed the superiority for symptomatic ...
Francesco, Liistro, Carlo, Di Mario
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