Outcomes of Carotid Endarterectomy with Primary Closure
Background: Cerebrovascular ischemic cases are 3rd leading cause of fatality and neurologic dysfunction in adults. Atherosclerotic lesions outside the carotid cranial circulation are main cause of cerebral ischemia in almost 10-20 percent cases and ...
Aamir Javid
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Carotid artery disease screening : assessment of criteria [PDF]
The Department of Radiology at St. Luke’s Hospital has provided a screening service for stroke related disease since April 1991. This consisted of Duplex Ultrasound screening (DUS) for Extracranial Carotid Artery Disease (ECAD) followed by angiography or
Galea Debono, Anthony +2 more
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Anesthetic management of carotid endarterectomy: an update from Italian guidelines [PDF]
Sergio Bevilacqua +28 more
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ABSTRACT The superiority of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) over maximal medical therapy for symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis in terms of secondary prevention has yet to be proved. However, several studies have reported that PTA can improve cortical symptoms and cognitive dysfunctions in selected patients with intracranial artery ...
Yoshitaka Nakamura +4 more
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Optimal management of concomitant coronary artery disease and carotid artery stenosis remains unknown. Current treatment strategies for patients with significant dual disease burden include simultaneous carotid endarterectomy and coronary artery bypass ...
Zachary F. Williams, MD +5 more
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Comparison of multidetector-row computed tomography and duplex Doppler ultrasonography in detecting atherosclerotic carotid plaques complicated with intraplaque hemorrhage [Usporedba višeslojne kompjuterizirane tomografije i duplex Doppler ultrazvuka u otkrivanju aterosklerotskih karotidnih plakova kompliciranih krvarenjem u plak ] [PDF]
This study compared sensitivity and specificity of multidetector-row computed tomography and duplex Doppler ultrasonography in detecting atherosclerotic carotid plaques complicated with intraplaque hemorrhage.
Ajduk, Marko +8 more
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Editor's Choice - Delays to Surgery and Procedural Risks Following Carotid Endarterectomy in the UK National Vascular Registry. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Guidelines recommend that patients suffering an ischaemic transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or stroke caused by carotid artery stenosis should undergo carotid endarterectomy (CEA) within 14 days.
Cromwell, DA +6 more
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Surgical Treatment of Post-Carotid Endarterectomy Carotid Pseudoaneurysm
Post-endarterectomy pseudoaneurysms (PEPA) are a rare complication of carotid endarterectomy (CEA), but are associated with high morbidity risk. Therefore, once they are diagnosed, treatment is urgent to prevent possible complications such as rupture ...
Alice Lopes +3 more
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Clinical significance of internal carotid artery restenosis following carotid endarterectomy [PDF]
Carotid endarterectomy has been established as the preferred treatment for symptomatic and asymptomatic high-grade carotid stenosis. Internal carotid artery restenosis is defined as a specific entity with a great clinical significance in carotid ...
Radak Đorđe +3 more
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Peri-procedural brain lesions prevention in CAS (3PCAS). Randomized trial comparing CGuard™ stent vs. wallstent [PDF]
Background: Aim of this study was to evaluate peri-procedural incidence of new diffusion-weighted-magneticresonance- imaging (DWMRI) brain lesions in CAS patients treated by carotid mesh stent (CGuard™) or closed-cell stent (Wallstent™).
Capoccia, Laura +7 more
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