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Superior Labial Artery Mucosal Flap (SLAM) for Reconstruction of Major Lower Lip Mucosal Defects

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The superior labial artery mucosal (SLAM) flap is a versatile, pedicled axial flap ideally suited for mucosal lining in lower lip reconstruction. Methods This article details the surgical anatomy and technique of the SLAM flap, highlighting its role as a standalone liner or mucosal adjunct to microvascular free tissue transfer in ...
Nicholas Shannon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inflammatory Biomarkers and Carotid Atherosclerosis: The Predictive Role of the Neutrophil/Albumin Ratio

open access: yesMedicina
Background and Objectives: Carotid artery stenosis is an inflammatory vascular disease closely linked to atherosclerosis and associated with inflammatory biomarkers.
Halis Yilmaz   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Endovascular Revascularization of Chronic Cervical Carotid Occlusion

open access: yes, 2023
STROKE: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, EarlyView.
Sami Al Kasab, Brian Jankowitz
wiley   +1 more source

Carotid Artery Stenting, Endarterectomy, or Medical Treatment Alone: The Debate Is Not Over [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Tehran University Heart Center, 2011
The management of carotid artery stenosis reduces the risk of stroke and its related deaths. Management options include risk factor modification and medical therapy, carotid endarterectomy (CEA), and carotid artery stenting (CAS).
Hamidreza Goodarzynejad   +1 more
doaj   +2 more sources

S-Nitrosoglutathione reduces asymptomatic embolization after carotid angioplasty

open access: yes, 2002
Background: The major complication of carotid angioplasty is embolic stroke, which may occur after balloon inflation and deflation or in the early postintervention period.
Clifton, A.   +4 more
core  

Common carotid intima media thickness and ankle-brachial pressure index correlate with local but not global atheroma burden:a cross sectional study using whole body magnetic resonance angiography [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Common carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) and ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI) are used as surrogate marker of atherosclerosis, and have been shown to correlate with arterial stiffness, however their correlation with global atherosclerotic burden ...
Belch, Jill J. F.; id_orcid   +37 more
core   +1 more source

The Endothelial CXCR Family in Vascular Health and Disease

open access: yesiNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Endothelial cells (ECs) form the dynamic interface between blood and tissue, serving as key regulators of vascular homeostasis, inflammation, and repair. Among the molecular systems governing endothelial behavior, the C‐X‐C motif chemokine receptor (CXCR) family—originally characterized in immunology for its roles in leukocyte trafficking and ...
Zhiming Wu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research progress of noninvasive high - resolution magnetic resonance imaging in carotid atherosclerotic plaque

open access: yesChinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2017
Carotid atherosclerotic stenosis is closely related to recurrent ischemic stroke. Currently, therapies for carotid artery stenosis are mainly intensive medication or surgery, including carotid artery stenting (CAS) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA ...
Peng GAO   +4 more
doaj  

Pentraxin 3, TNF-α, and LDL-C Are Associated With Carotid Artery Stenosis in Patients With Ischemic Stroke

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2020
Background: Carotid artery stenosis (CAS), typically resulting from atherosclerotic progression, is more common than intracranial atherosclerotic disease in patients with cerebrovascular disease.
Li Yi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Extreme Heterophilic Antibody Interference in BNP Immunoassay: A Case Report and Systematic Investigation Protocol

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
A 53 year‐old male with type 2 diabetes presented extremely elevated BNP (> 4000 pg/mL) but normal NT‐proBNP and cardiac function. Systematic verification confirmed severe heterophilic antibody (HAMA) interference in the BNP chemiluminescence immunoassay.
Huicong Yang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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