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A cohort study of duplex Doppler examinations of the carotid artery in primary open angle glaucoma [PDF]

open access: yesJRSM Open, 2014
Objectives To explore the possibility of pathological change in the common carotid artery at the bifurcation and in the internal carotid artery beyond the bifurcation which could contribute to a reduced diastolic pressure as observed in primary open ...
Vincent J Marmion   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

No evidence that severity of stroke in internal carotid occlusion is related to collateral arteries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Background/AimThe neurological effects of internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion vary between patients. The authors investigated whether the severity of symptoms in a large group of patients with ipsilateral or/and contralateral ICA occlusion at ...
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core   +1 more source

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies from the CHARGE consortium identifies common variants associated with carotid intima media thickness and plaque [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) and plaque determined by ultrasonography are established measures of subclinical atherosclerosis that each predicts future cardiovascular disease events.
Taylor, K   +417 more
core   +1 more source

Study on asymptomatic carotid artery disease in high-risk population: A hospital-based study in the eastern part of India

open access: yesJournal of Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: Stroke is the most important cause of mortality and morbidity. Carotid artery disease is the leading cause of ischemic stroke. Carotid intima-media thickness can be used as an important tool for severity of atherosclerosis. This study revised
Manisha Kumari   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Carotid artery stenting compared with endarterectomy in patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis (International Carotid Stenting Study): an interim analysis of a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Background Stents are an alternative treatment to carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis, but previous trials have not established equivalent safety and efficacy.
Treurniet, F   +823 more
core   +3 more sources

Evaluation of the Femoral Artery IMT as a Risk Factor of Cardiovascular Disease

open access: yesJournal of Surgical Ultrasound, 2019
Purpose: The carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) is a risk factor for atherosclerosis that can predict the association of cardiovascular disease. Despite this, there have been few studies on the femoral artery IMT.
KyoungJea Lee   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cyclic variation of the common carotid artery structure in relation to prior atherosclerotic burden and physical activity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background and aims: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounts for the most deaths of non-communicable diseases worldwide. It begins with structural and functional changes of the arterial system commonly known as the atherosclerotic process, starting ...
Caviezel, Seraina
core   +1 more source

Absence of right common carotid artery in a patient with common origin of the innominate artery and left common carotid artery

open access: yesJournal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2020
A 50-year-old woman was referred to the noninvasive vascular laboratory for carotid artery evaluation because of a bruit in the neck. Color Doppler ultrasound examination demonstrated absence of the right common carotid artery and parallel internal and ...
Giovanna Golin Guarinello, MD   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Idiopathic common carotid artery laceration: A case report

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, 2022
Carotid artery injury is a rare disease often caused by neck trauma or irradiation of head and neck cancer. It is not easy to diagnose quickly without these backgrounds.
Natsumi Suzuki   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contemporary incidence and risk factors for carotid artery disease in patients referred for coronary artery bypass surgery

open access: yesJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2012
Background In the past decade, there has been an increase in the amount of patients with medical co-morbidities referred for coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
Wanamaker Kelly M   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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