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Hypoglossal schwannoma masquerading as a carotid body tumor. [PDF]

, 2012
Study Objective. To describe the clinical presentation, evaluation, and treatment of a hypoglossal schwannoma. Methods. We report an unusual case of a hypoglossal schwannoma presenting as a pulsatile level II neck mass at the bifurcation of the external ...
Abie H. Mendelsohn, Article Id, Douglas R. Sidell, Keith E. Blackwell, Matthew K. Lee   +4 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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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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Transcervical approach for carotid artery stenting without flow reversal: A case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2022
: Current treatment options for high-risk patients with severe carotid artery stenosis include transcarotid artery revascularization, transfemoral carotid artery stenting, and carotid endarterectomy.
Nguyen-Luu Giang, MD, Tran Chi Cuong, MD, PhD, Le Minh Thang, MD, Ngo Minh Tuan, MD, Nguyen-Dao Nhat Huy, MD, Duong-Hoang Linh, MD, Mai-Van Muong, MD, Do Duc Thang, MD, Nguyen-Van Trang, MD, Nguyen Minh Duc, MD   +9 more
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Introduction. Carotid endarterectomy versus carotid stenting. A never-ending story [PDF]

, 2018
L'articolo discute le controversie relative all'accettazione in pratica clinica dello stentig ...
de Donato, Gianmarco, Setacci, Carlo, Sterpetti, Antonio   +2 more
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Bilateral higher carotid termination with rare anomalous emergence of ventral branches of the external carotid arteries: A cadaver study

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2022
The common carotid artery bifurcates into two terminal branches—the external and internal carotid arteries. The head, neck, and face regions principally get their blood supply from the external carotid artery and its branches. Some previous articles have
Amit Kumar Shreevastava, Rajat Subhra Das, Tarun Prakash Maheshwari, Balkund Kailash Damodhar   +3 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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Can Emergency Physicians Perform Carotid Artery Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Detect Stenosis in Patients with TIA and Stroke? A Pilot Study [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Patients with severe, symptomatic carotid stenosis can have their subsequent stroke risk reduced by surgical intervention if performed soon after a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke.
Nemnom, Marie-Joe, Park, Lily, Perry, Jeffrey J., Stotts, Grant, Suttie, Robert, Woo, Michael Y.   +5 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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Transcarotid artery revascularization for carotid pseudoaneurysm and patch degeneration after carotid endarterectomy

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2023
An 86-year-old man with a history of right internal carotid artery occlusion and two remote left carotid endarterectomies presented with a contained posterior rupture of a carotid pseudoaneurysm. The infectious workup was negative.
Roberto G. Aru, MD, Christopher J. Abularrage, MD, DFSVS, FACS   +1 more
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