Carotid endarterectomy and blood-brain barrier permeability in subjects with bilateral carotid artery stenosis [PDF]
Background The increased permeability of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) is related to the occurrence and development of diseases such as acute ischemic stroke, chronic ischemia, or small vessel disease.
Changyu Lu+7 more
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Surgical Outcomes of Carotid Endarterectomy in Patients with Twisted Carotid Bifurcation: Focus on Postoperative Nerve Complications [PDF]
Twisted carotid bifurcation, a condition in which the internal carotid artery is positioned medially to the external carotid artery at the carotid bifurcation, is one of the anatomical variations encountered during carotid endarterectomy.
Yuma HIRATSUKA+4 more
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Changes in retinal and choroidal thickness after carotid endarterectomy: a systematic review [PDF]
Background Carotid endarterectomy is a well-established procedure for enhancing cerebral perfusion in patients with internal carotid artery stenosis.
Ana Cibrão-Pedroso+4 more
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Staged endovascular and open repair of infected carotid artery pseudoaneurysm after carotid endarterectomy [PDF]
An 80-year-old man with recent left carotid endarterectomy at an outside hospital presented as a transfer with left-sided neck swelling and drainage from his endarterectomy incision.
Mark Zemela, MD+2 more
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Frequency of restenosis after carotid endarterectomy [PDF]
Introduction: Carotid artery restenosis is a significant long-term complication of carotid endarterectomy. Carotid artery restenosis is the result of neointimal hyperplasia in the early postoperative period or recurrent atherosclerotic lesions in the ...
Arnautović Bojana, Končar Igor
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Association between Hospital Carotid Endarterectomy Procedure Volumes and In-Hospital Mortality in São Paulo State [PDF]
Background Previous studies indicate an inverse relationship between hospital volume and mortality after carotid endarterectomy. However, data at the level of Brazil are lacking.
Renato Luís Pessôa
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Background: Asymptomatic carotid stenosis is associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke. The management of asymptomatic carotid stenosis ranges from open surgical approaches, minimally invasive endovascular interventions, and medical therapeutics.
Ahmed Y. Azzam+7 more
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Association between platelet lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil lymphocyte ratio and clinical outcomes following carotid endarterectomy [PDF]
Background Approximately 30% of stroke cases result from carotid disease. Although several risk factors for complications after carotid endarterectomy have been identified, the existence of a biomarker that can estimate postoperative risk in these ...
Vinicius Adorno Gonçalves+3 more
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Hybrid revascularization: stenting of left internal carotid artery after restenosis, combined with left anterior descending artery stenting and right carotid endarterectomy [PDF]
We present a description of internal carotid artery restenosis five years after eversion carotid endarterectomy, progression of contralateral internal carotid artery stenosis and coronary atherosclerosis with imaging of haemodynamically significant ...
Anton N. Kazantsev+7 more
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Why carotid endarterectomy is method of choice in treatment of carotid stenosis [PDF]
Procedures used in treatment of carotid stenosis are endarterectomy, PTA with stent implantation, resection with graft interposition and by-pass procedure. Segmental lesions are found more often and treated by the first two mentioned procedures.
Radak Đorđe, Davidović Lazar
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