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Increased Expression of Interleukin-18 mRNA is Associated with Carotid Artery Stenosis

Balkan Medical Journal, 2018
Background: Carotid artery stenosis is the atherosclerotic narrowing of the proximal internal carotid artery and one of the primary causes of stroke. Elevated expression of the pleiotropic proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-18 has been demonstrated in ...
Berk Arapi, Burcu Bayoğlu, Müjgan Cengiz, Ahmet Dirican, Serkan Burç Deser, Yerik Junusbekov, Caner Arslan   +6 more
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Association between Carotid Artery Stenosis and Cognitive Impairment in Stroke Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
To investigate potential associations between carotid artery stenosis and cognitive impairment among patients with acute ischemic stroke and to provide important clinical implications.
Wei Yue, Anxin Wang, Runxiu Zhu, Zhongrui Yan, Shouhuan Zheng, Jingwei Wang, Jia Huo, Yunlin Liu, Xin Li, Yong Ji   +9 more
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Factors associated with cardiovascular events after simultaneous liver–kidney transplant from the US Multicenter Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Transplant Consortium

Hepatology Communications, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Cardiovascular disease is a leading complication after both liver and kidney transplantation. Factors associated with and rates of cardiovascular events (CVEs) after simultaneous liver–kidney transplant (SLKT) are unknown. This was a retrospective cohort study of adult SLKT recipients between 2002 and 2017 at six centers in six United Network ...
Jennifer Jo, Gonzalo Crespo, Dyanna Gregory, Jasmine Sinha, Jiaheng Xie, Min Zhang, John Magee, Pranab Barman, Yuval A. Patel, Aaron Schluger, Kara Walters, Scott Biggins, Natalia Filipek, Giuseppe Cullaro, Randi Wong, Jennifer C. Lai, Gabriel J. Perreault, Elizabeth C. Verna, Pratima Sharma, Lisa B. VanWagner   +19 more
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Stroke prevention-surgical and interventional approaches to carotid stenosis

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2013
Extra cranial carotid artery stenosis is an important cause of stroke, which often needs treatment with carotid revascularization. To prevent stroke recurrence, carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has been well-established for several decades for symptomatic ...
Kumar Rajamani, Seemant Chaturvedi
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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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Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting of carotid arteries: Early results [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2008
INTRODUCTION Treatment of carotid stenosis could be surgical: eversion endarterectomy, conventional endarterectomy and patch-plasty, resection with graft interposition and bypass procedure or, in the past few years, carotid artery angioplasty (PTA) with ...
Čolić Momčilo, Jadranin Dragica, Marković Dejan, Davidović Lazar   +3 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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Diagnostic criteria for the determination of clinically significant internal carotid artery stenosis using duplex ultrasound

Biomedical Papers, 2020
Background: Carotid endarterectomy is beneficial in symptomatic patients with ≥70% stenosis at the bifurcation of the internal carotid artery. The fact that the duplex ultrasound is widely used, inexpensive and non-invasive for examination of the carotid
Karel Gorican, Miroslav Chochola, Miroslav Kocik, Ales Zak   +3 more
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Ophthalmic artery flow direction change predicts recurrence of ischemic stroke after carotid stenting: a longitudinal observational study

European Journal of Medical Research, 2023
Background and purpose The implantation of carotid artery stents prevents recurrent ischemic stroke in patients with carotid stenosis. This study aimed to investigate associations between change of ophthalmic artery flow (COAF) post carotid stenting and ...
Hui-Yi Yang, Ie-Bin Lian, Shih-Chun Wang, Ta-Tsung Lin, Yang-Hao Ou, Chi-Kuang Liu, Chih-Ming Lin   +6 more
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Management of Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis [PDF]

Neurologic Clinics, 2015
Patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis (ACS) are at very high risk of coronary events, so they should all receive intensive medical therapy. What is often accepted as "best medical therapy" is usually suboptimal. Truly intensive medical therapy includes lifestyle modification, particularly smoking cessation and a Mediterranean diet.
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