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Ultrasound screening for asymptomatic carotid stenosis in subjects with calcifications in the area of the carotid arteries on panoramic radiographs: a cross-sectional study

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2011
Background Directed ultrasonic screening for carotid stenosis is cost-effective in populations with > 5% prevalence of the diagnosis. Occasionally, calcifications in the area of the carotid arteries are incidentally detected on odontological panoramic ...
Karp Kjell, Garoff Maria, Ahlqvist Jan, Johansson Elias P, Jäghagen Eva, Wester Per   +5 more
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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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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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Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2021
Importance Carotid artery stenosis is atherosclerotic disease that affects extracranial carotid arteries. Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis refers to stenosis in persons without a history of ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack, or other ...
A. Krist, K. Davidson, C. Mangione, M. Barry, M. Cabana, A. Caughey, Katrina E. Donahue, Chyke A Doubeni, J. Epling, Martha Y. Kubik, G. Ogedegbe, L. Pbert, Michael Silverstein, M. Simon, Chien-Wen Tseng, J. Wong   +15 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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Bindarit inhibits human coronary artery smooth muscle cell proliferation, migration and phenotypic switching [PDF]

, 2012
Bindarit, a selective inhibitor of monocyte chemotactic proteins (MCPs) synthesis, reduces neointimal formation in animal models of vascular injury and recently has been shown to inhibit in-stent late loss in a placebo-controlled phase II clinical trial.
Angelo Guglielmotti, Antonio Parisi, Armando Ialenti, Carla Cicala, Daniele De Filippis, Francesco Maione, Gianluca Grassia, Marcella Maddaluno, Maria Vittoria Di Lauro, Nicola Mascolo, Olivier Kocher, Pasquale Maffia, Teresa Iuvone   +12 more
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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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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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Diagnostic value of structural and functional changes in the carotid and vertebral arteries in arterial hypertension, associated with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Сибирский научный медицинский журнал, 2020
Objective of the study was to assess the diagnostic significance of hemodynamic disorders in the area of carotid and vertebral arteries in patients with hypertension combined with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (DPPG) using ultrasound duplex ...
V. Y. Polyakov, L. A. Shchepankevich, Yu. A. Nikolaev, S. V. Pegova, E. G. Novikova, E. V. Sevostyanova   +5 more
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