, 2017 Instrumental variable (IV) methods are widely used for estimating average treatment effects in the presence of unmeasured confounders. However, the capability of existing IV procedures, and most notably the two-stage residual inclusion (2SRI) procedure ...
Goodney, Philip P. +4 more
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Imaging Carotid Atherosclerosis Plaque Ulceration: Comparison of Advanced Imaging Modalities and Recent Developments. [PDF]
, 2016 Atherosclerosis remains the leading cause of long-term mortality and morbidity worldwide, despite remarkable advancement in its management. Vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques are principally responsible for thromboembolic events in various arterial ...
Das, T +5 more
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Carotid endarterectomy--the evidence [PDF]
JRSM, 2002 The aim of carotid endarterectomy is to reduce the risk of stroke and death in patients with carotid artery disease. The benefit to society of surgeons undertaking this operation lies in the balance between the risks of the natural history of the carotid disease and the risks of the surgical treatment.
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Outcomes Assessment and Health Care Reform [PDF]
, 2008 Argues for the use of outcomes assessment in measuring cost-effectiveness and quality to capture the overall impact of multi-dimensional treatment strategies and to identify healthcare systems that both adopt appropriate technologies and perform ...
Amitabh Chandra +2 more
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Simulation of a mechanical thrombectomy device based in the use of self-expandable stents for the blood clots extraction [PDF]
, 2011 Recently, we have presented some studies concerning the analysis, design and optimization of one experimental device developed in the UK - GPTAD - which has been designed to remove blood clots without the need to make contact with the clot itself ...
Martínez Muneta, María Luisa +1 more
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Carotid stenting for irradiation-associated carotid stenosis 3 years after previous carotid endarterectomy [PDF]
, 2003 Extracranial carotid stenosis is a known complication of external irradiation to the head and neck region. We report on a patient with previous carotid endarterectomy for irradiation-associated carotid stenosis. This patient developed symptomatic carotid
Cheng, PW, Cheng, SWK, Ting, ACW
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The Neurological Morbidity of Carotid Revascularisation: Using Markers of Cellular Brain Injury to Compare CEA and CAS [PDF]
, 2007 AimThis comparative study attempts to evaluate the profile of S-100β and Neuron-Specific Enolase (NSE), biomarkers of brain injury, in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS) and to correlate this with ...
Athanasiou, T. +4 more
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ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS: CONCERNS AND PERSPECTIVES
Рациональная фармакотерапия в кардиологии, 2017 Stroke is one of the most frequent causes of death and permanent disability among adults. The majority of ischemic strokes are due to atherosclerotic plaque in the internal carotid artery.
T. V. Tvorogova +5 more
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Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra, 2014 Background: Cerebral white matter lesions (WMLs) predict long-term survival of conservatively treated acute stroke patients with etiology other than carotid stenosis.
Niku Oksala +10 more
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Carotid Artery Stent Continued Expansion Days After Deployment, Without Post Stent Deployment Angioplasty. [PDF]
, 2015 This is a carotid artery stent (CAS) case report, which avoids post-stent deployment angioplasty (Post-SDA), with duplex confirmed continued stent expansion at 1, 3 and 30-day post deployment.
Arhuidese, Isibor +3 more
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