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Prevalence of carotid artery disease in candidates undergoing coronary bypass graft seen at Madras Medical Mission

Sahel Medical Journal, 2013
Background: Significant carotid artery disease in candidates going for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) increases the risk of developing peri-operative neurologic events. Therefore, a pre-operative carotid Doppler ultrasonography, which is simple, non-
Abiodun M Adeoye, Ajit S Mullassari, S R Ramkumar, K Latchumanadhas   +3 more
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Carotid Artery Stenosis in Diabetic Patients Presenting With Acute Ischemic Stroke

Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry, 2020
Background: Stroke is the commonest life-threatening neurological disorder. The Abnormal narrowing or stenosis of the Carotid Artery is a major determinant of ischemic stroke in diabetic patients.
Wishhal Sundar, Lubna Shafi, Rakesh Panjwani, Sameeta, Tahreem Shafi, Ahsan Ashfaq   +5 more
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No evidence that severity of stroke in internal carotid occlusion is related to collateral arteries [PDF]

, 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 ...
?, ?, Wardlaw, J M, Mead, G E, Dennis, M S, Lewis, S C   +4 more
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Incidence of carotid artery stenosis in acute ischemic stroke at BMC Hospital Quetta [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Neurology
Background and objectives. This study aimed to explore the prevalence, severity, and distribution of carotid artery stenosis among patients experiencing ischemic strokes. Materials and methods.
Muhammad Essa, Amanullah Kakar, Gul Andam, Noor Ahmed Khoso, Muhammad Saleem, Noman ul Haq, Anjum Farooq, Wazir Akber, Ihsan ul Haq, Paras Laraib, Shafqat Shahzad   +10 more
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The use of embolic signal detection in multicenter trials to evaluate antiplatelet efficacy: signal analysis and quality control mechanisms in the CARESS (Clopidogrel and Aspirin for Reduction of Emboli in Symptomatic carotid Stenosis) trial [PDF]

, 2006
<p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> The CARESS (Clopidogrel and Aspirin for Reduction of Emboli in Symptomatic carotid Stenosis) trial proved the effectiveness of the combination of clopidogrel and aspirin compared with aspirin alone in ...
Ritter, M.A., Lees, K.R., Kaps, M., Larrue, V., Ringelstein, E.B., Markus, H.S., Siebler, M., Dittrich, R., Droste, D.W., Nabavi, D.G.   +9 more
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Rate of carotid stenosis in diabetic patients with lower limb chronic ischemia

SVU - International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: The existence of a high-grade stenosis in the carotid arteries is thought to increase the risk of stroke in people with asymptomatic carotid illness.
Walid M. Gamal, Ahmed Abdelmoneim Abdelrasheed, Yomna Bahaa El-Den Mohammed Hussein*, Abdelrahiem Fathy Mohammed   +3 more
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Waiting times for carotid endarterectomy in UK: observational study. [PDF]

, 2009
OBJECTIVES: To assess timeliness of carotid endarterectomy services in the United Kingdom. DESIGN: Observational study with follow-up to March 2008. SETTING: UK hospitals performing carotid endarterectomy.
Halliday, A, Rothwell, P, Clinical Effectiveness and Evaluation Unit, Royal College of Phy, Rudd, T, Hoffman, A, Rothwell, Peter M, Lees, T, Grant, Robert, Potter, John F, Halliday, AW, Kamugasha, Dora, Potter, JF, Horrocks, M, Halliday, Alison W, Hoffman, Alex, Halliday, Alison W., Horrocks, Michael, Grant, R, Rothwell, Peter M., Kamugasha, D, Rothwell, PM, Potter, John F., Lees, Tim, Naylor, R, Rudd, AG, Carotid Endarterectomy Steering Group, Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Rudd, Anthony G, Rudd, Anthony G., Naylor, Ross   +29 more
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Prevalence of carotid artery stenosis in ischaemic heart disease patients in Bangladesh

SAGE Open Medicine, 2019
Background: Concurrent carotid artery stenosis and ischaemic heart disease rates are increasing day by day in Bangladesh. Moreover, carotid artery stenosis has been identified as a high-risk factor for postoperative ischaemic cerebral inconvenience ...
Dipannita Adhikary, Redoy Ranjan, Sabita Mandal, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader, Dipak Kumar Mitra, Asit Baran Adhikary   +5 more
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Study on asymptomatic carotid artery disease in high-risk population: A hospital-based study in the eastern part of India

Journal 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, Govind Kumar, Sanjay Kumar Suman, Ved Prakash   +3 more
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Ocular ischemic syndrome with bilateral carotid artery stenosis in a patient with chronic tophaceous gout

, 2023
Ocular ischaemic syndrome is a rare, blinding condition which usually presents rather late. This occurs mainly due to stenosis or occlusion of the carotid artery which supplies the ocular structures.
Md Saleh, Rafidah, Mohamed Shafit, Muhammad Adri, Mohammad Razali, Amirah, Mohmood, Adzleen, Mohd Isa, Mujammad   +4 more
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