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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, Manijhe Mokhtari-Dizaji, Masome Gity   +2 more
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Angiographic anatomy of the extracranial and intracranial portions of the internal carotid arteries in donkeys

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, Martin Sullivan, Patrick J. Pollock   +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, Rađen Slavica, Hajduković Zoran, Čanji Tibor   +3 more
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Computational modeling of hypertensive growth in the human carotid artery [PDF]

, 2013
The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00466-013-0959-zArterial hypertension is a chronic medical condition associated with an elevated blood pressure.
Kuhl, Ellen, Martínez, Miguel Ángel, Peña, Estefanía, Sáez Viñas, Pablo   +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&
Eddy, Despres, Grundy, Bird, Seifarth, Nathan, Fontbonne, Charles, Holman, Kooy, Knowler, Alberti, Vergeer, Touboul, Liang, Spence, Levey, Meaney, Taylor, Selvin, Boussageon, Sjöström, Shyangdan, de Jager, Bots, Taylor, Boden, Huang, Baigent, Lorenz, Mazzone, Taylor, Lonn, Lexis   +33 more
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Genetic susceptibility loci for cardiovascular disease and their impact on atherosclerotic plaques [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease in part caused by lipid uptake in the vascular wall, but the exact underlying mechanisms leading to acute myocardial infarction and stroke remain poorly understood. Large consortia identified
Asselbergs, Folkert W, Björkegrenn, Johan L.M, de Bakker, Paul I.W, de Borst, Gert J., den Ruijter, Folkert W, Dichgans, Martin, Erdmann, Jeanette, Ford, Ian, Foroughi Asl, Hassan, Haitjema, Saskia, Hedin, Ulf, Malik, Rainer, Mokry, Michal, Pasterkamp, Gerard, Paulsson-Berne, Gabrielle, Perisic, Ljubica, Samani, Nilesh J, Sattar, Naveed, Schunkert, Heribert, Siemelink, Marten A., Stott, David J., van der Laan, Sander W., van Setten, Jessica, Worrall, Bradford B   +23 more
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Absence of both common carotid arteries [PDF]

American Journal of Roentgenology, 1978
Abnormalities in the development of the embryologic aortic arches with resultant anomalies of the aortic arch and its branches are not uncommon. Absence of a common carotid artery in which there are separate origins of the internal and external carotid arteries is rare.
L K, Roberts, B, Gerald
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Emergency embolectomy for acute middle cerebral artery occlusion with chronic common carotid artery occlusion

Radiology Case Reports, 2020
Occurrence of acute middle cerebral artery occlusion with common carotid artery occlusion is rare, and its treatment may be complicated. If the approach route cannot be secured because of carotid artery occlusion, endovascular embolectomy may not be ...
Taro Yanagawa, MD, Yoichi Harada, MD, Masaru Kiyomoto, MD, Keiichi Yamashita, MD, Toru Hatayama, MD   +4 more
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Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression in HIV-Infected Adults Occurs Preferentially at the Carotid Bifurcation and Is Predicted by Inflammation. [PDF]

, 2012
BackgroundShear stress gradients and inflammation have been causally associated with atherosclerosis development in carotid bifurcation regions. The mechanism underlying higher levels of carotid intima-media thickness observed among HIV-infected ...
Bolger, Ann F, Deeks, Steven G, Ganz, Peter, Hsue, Priscilla Y, Hunt, Peter W, Kalapus, SC, Maka, Kristinalisa, Martin, Jeffrey N, Scherzer, Rebecca, Schnell, Amanda   +9 more
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