Resolution of Occlusive Carotid Artery Thrombus Treated with Anticoagulation as Demonstrated on Duplex Ultrasonography. [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: While the majority of cerebral ischemic events due to carotid occlusive disease result from atherosclerotic plaque rupture, intraluminal carotid artery thrombus occasionally occurs in patients without preexisting carotid ...
Liang, John W. +2 more
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TÉCNICA KISSING STENT NO TRATAMENTO DE ESTENOSE DA ARTÉRIA INOMINADA
Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular, 2020 Introduction: The presence of symptomatic atherosclerotic stenosis of the innominate artery is an uncommon condition. The authors report the use of kissing stent technique in right subclavian and common carotid arteries with covered stents and cerebral ...
Nelson Camacho
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The relationship between C-reactive protein and subclinical carotid arteriosclerosis in military pilots [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2009 Background/Aim. Inflammation plays a key role in the physiopathology of arteriosclerosis. C-reactive protein (CRP) and common carotid artery intima-media thickness are independent predictors of cardiovascular events and diabetes mellitus in apparently ...
Jovelić Aleksandra +3 more
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Ultrasound Common Carotid Artery Segmentation Based on Active Shape Model
Comput. Math. Methods Medicine, 2013 Carotid atherosclerosis is a major reason of stroke, a leading cause of death and disability. In this paper, a segmentation method based on Active Shape Model (ASM) is developed and evaluated to outline common carotid artery (CCA) for carotid ...
Xin Yang +6 more
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Association Between Atherosclerosis in Carotid Artery and Elastic Modulus of Brachial Artery [PDF]
Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, 2007 Background: Common carotid arterial stiffness can be assessed during carotid arterial ultrasonography, but its association with brachial stiffness, a well-defined cardiovascular risk factor, has not been clarified.
Tavvos Rahmani-Cherati +2 more
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Irish Veterinary Journal, 2017 Background In horses, the extracranial and intracranial pathway of the internal carotid artery has been described. The extracranial pathway of the internal carotid artery begins at the carotid termination and runs on the dorsal surface of the medial ...
Nurul Hayah Khairuddin +2 more
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Spontaneous common carotid artery dissection [PDF]
Journal of Vascular Surgery, 1993 A case of a symptomatic spontaneous common carotid artery dissection that occurred several months after an ipsilateral carotid endarterectomy is presented. The case was successfully managed with resection of the dissected common carotid artery and placement of an interposition saphenous vein graft. Examination of the specimen demonstrated cystic medial
Donald Silver +3 more
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Predictive haemodynamics in a one-dimensional human carotid artery bifurcation. Part II: application to graft design [PDF]
, 2008 A Bayesian surrogate modelling technique is proposed that may be able to predict an optimal bypass graft configuration for patients suffering with stenosis in the internal carotid artery (ICA). At the outset, this statistical technique is considered as a
Bressloff, N. W. +3 more
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Metformin for non-diabetic patients with coronary heart disease (the CAMERA study): a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2009 <br>Background: Metformin reduces cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes seemingly independent of lowering blood glucose concentration. We assessed the cardiovascular effects of metformin in individuals without type 2 diabetes.</br&
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Carotid artery stenting: Current state of evidence and future directions
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 2019 Both carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS) are common treatments for carotid artery stenosis. Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have compared CEA to CAS in the treatment of carotid artery stenosis.
A. Lamanna +8 more
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