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Carotid artery stenting: an update [PDF]
European Heart Journal, 2017 In patients with carotid disease, the purpose of carotid artery revascularization is stroke prevention. For >50 years, carotid endarterectomy has been considered the standard treatment for severe asymptomatic and symptomatic carotid stenoses.
Castriota, Fausto +4 more
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Primary carotid stenting [PDF]
Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, 2014 We congratulate Ogata et al 1 on their efforts to reduce the risks associated with carotid stenting by eliminating post-stent angioplasty whenever possible. They may be …
Stephen P Lownie, David M. Pelz
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Ochsner Journal, 2019 Background: Carotid webs are luminal, shelf-like protrusions at the carotid bulb. Considered to be a variant of fibromuscular dysplasia, carotid webs have been observed principally in African American females. The association between carotid webs and recurrent ischemic strokes continues to be established as patients without traditional stroke risk ...
Gouveia, Edna E. +3 more
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Korean Circulation Journal, 2018 Carotid artery stenosis is relatively common and is a significant cause of ischemic stroke, but carotid revascularization can reduce the risk of ischemic stroke in patients with significant symptomatic stenosis. Carotid endarterectomy has been and remains the gold standard treatment to reduce the risk of carotid artery stenosis. Carotid artery stenting
Jae-Hyeong Park, Jae-Hwan Lee
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Heart, 2003 Two major randomised trials concerning the surgical treatment of carotid artery stenosis showed that carotid endarterectomy is superior to medical treatment in reducing the overall risk of stroke in symptomatic or asymptomatic patients.w1–4 The first phase of the North American endarterectomy trial (NASCET)w1 confirmed the superiority for symptomatic ...
Francesco Liistro, Carlo Di Mario
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ASCORE: an up-to-date cardiovascular risk score for hypertensive patients reflecting contemporary clinical practice developed using the (ASCOT-BPLA) trial data. [PDF]
, 2013 A number of risk scores already exist to predict cardiovascular (CV) events. However, scores developed with data collected some time ago might not accurately predict the CV risk of contemporary hypertensive patients that benefit from more modern ...
A K Gupta +27 more
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Introduction. Carotid endarterectomy versus carotid stenting. A never-ending story [PDF]
, 2018 L'articolo discute le controversie relative all'accettazione in pratica clinica dello stentig ...
de Donato, Gianmarco +2 more
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S-Nitrosoglutathione reduces asymptomatic embolization after carotid angioplasty [PDF]
, 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
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Journal of Endovascular Therapy, 2007 Despite a number of randomized trials, debate continues about the role of carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) for both symptomatic and asymptomatic disease. None of the trials has shown superiority of one treatment modality over the other, but protagonists of stenting have encouraged a shift away from conventional surgery.
Ian M. Loftus, Matt M. Thompson
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Periodontitis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: A critical appraisal
Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract In spite of intensive research efforts driving spectacular advances in terms of prevention and treatments, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain a leading health burden, accounting for 32% of all deaths (World Health Organization. “Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs).” WHO, February 1, 2017, https://www.who.int/news‐room/fact‐sheets/detail ...
Maria Clotilde Carra +3 more
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