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ABSTRACT Hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HSCC) is an aggressive subtype of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma with insidious onset, early metastasis, and dismal prognosis. Conventional multimodal therapy achieves limited survival benefit, highlighting an urgent need for refined precision strategies.
Ce Li +12 more
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Spontaneous carotid artery dissection-associated medial changes in a selected autopsy population [PDF]
Spontaneous carotid artery dissection (SCAD) is a major cause of stroke in young adults, yet its pathogenesis remains unclear. Hereditary connective tissue diseases, hormonal influences, sympathomimetic drugs or upper respiratory tract infections may ...
Frickey, Nathalie Alexandra
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OBJECTIVE: Current guidelines recommending rapid revascularisation of symptomatic carotid stenosis are largely based on data from clinical trials performed at a time when best medical therapy was potentially less effective than today.
Carotid Stenosis Trialists’ Collaboration
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ABSTRACT Background The transition through menopause is accompanied by a series of adverse metabolic changes which are associated with an increased risk of cardiometabolic disease, a major cause of mortality in women after midlife. Whilst the indication for menopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the control of menopausal symptoms ...
Jiawen Dong +5 more
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Potential of low apolipoprotein A-I as a surrogate marker of vulnerable carotid artery plaques
Objective: Recent studies suggested that the medical control of atherogenic lipoproteins is not sufficient for stroke prevention. A low apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) level may play a crucial role in the anti-atherogenic effects of high-density lipoprotein (
Saya Tsuchigauchi, MD +11 more
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ABSTRACT Background Although the association between erectile dysfunction (ED) and cardiovascular disease is well established, its prevalence in patients with atherosclerosis remains poorly defined. Objectives To evaluate ED prevalence, severity, and associated risk factors (RFs) in patients with atherosclerotic disease.
Luca Farchioni +8 more
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Extracranial cerebral arterial atherosclerosis in Iranian patients suffering ischemic strokes
BACKGROUND: To determine the distribution and severity of extracranial carotid arterial atherosclerosis in Iranian patients with ischemic stroke. METHODS: 328 patients with ischemic stroke were included in this study. Doppler ultrasound was used for
Sayed Ali Mousavi +3 more
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Across 11 observational studies comprising 6 471 577 patients, the pooled incidence of ischaemic optic neuropathy after cardiac surgery was approximately 1.5 cases per 10 000 procedures. Coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease and anaemia were associated with increased odds of ION, although these findings should be interpreted in the ...
Daud Mutahar +11 more
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Neovascular glaucoma at a tertiary Centre in Finland, 2008–2024: A retrospective cohort study
Abstract Purpose Neovascular glaucoma (NVG) is a refractory secondary glaucoma, yet longitudinal outcome data remain limited. This study reports its aetiologies, treatments and outcomes. Methods Patients with NVG were identified through electronic medical record review.
Gilbert Simons +3 more
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