The relationship between C-reactive protein and subclinical carotid arteriosclerosis in military pilots [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2009 Background/Aim. Inflammation plays a key role in the physiopathology of arteriosclerosis. C-reactive protein (CRP) and common carotid artery intima-media thickness are independent predictors of cardiovascular events and diabetes mellitus in apparently ...
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Metformin for non-diabetic patients with coronary heart disease (the CAMERA study): a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2009 <br>Background: Metformin reduces cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes seemingly independent of lowering blood glucose concentration. We assessed the cardiovascular effects of metformin in individuals without type 2 diabetes.</br&
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Radiology Case Reports, 2020 Occurrence of acute middle cerebral artery occlusion with common carotid artery occlusion is rare, and its treatment may be complicated. If the approach route cannot be secured because of carotid artery occlusion, endovascular embolectomy may not be ...
Taro Yanagawa, MD +4 more
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Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies from the CHARGE consortium identifies common variants associated with carotid intima media thickness and plaque [PDF]
, 2011 Carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) and plaque determined by ultrasonography are established measures of subclinical atherosclerosis that each predicts future cardiovascular disease events.
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Ultrasonography of a Helical Left Common Carotid Artery [PDF]
, 2020 Case Presentation: An 83-year-old woman was admitted to the intensive care unit for septic shock at which point an internal jugular central venous line was placed. The patient’s common carotid artery was visualized in an atypical location, lateral to the
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Absence of both common carotid arteries [PDF]
American Journal of Roentgenology, 1978 Abnormalities in the development of the embryologic aortic arches with resultant anomalies of the aortic arch and its branches are not uncommon. Absence of a common carotid artery in which there are separate origins of the internal and external carotid arteries is rare.
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Predictive haemodynamics in a one-dimensional human carotid artery bifurcation. Part II: application to graft design [PDF]
, 2008 A Bayesian surrogate modelling technique is proposed that may be able to predict an optimal bypass graft configuration for patients suffering with stenosis in the internal carotid artery (ICA). At the outset, this statistical technique is considered as a
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Inflammatory psuedotumor causing carotid artery stenosis
IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports, 2020 We report a rare case of 52 years old female patient with Inflammatory Pseudo tumor (IPT) of common carotid artery. Patient presented with right sided neck pain with swelling of 3 months duration with features of carotidynia.
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Resolution of Occlusive Carotid Artery Thrombus Treated with Anticoagulation as Demonstrated on Duplex Ultrasonography. [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: While the majority of cerebral ischemic events due to carotid occlusive disease result from atherosclerotic plaque rupture, intraluminal carotid artery thrombus occasionally occurs in patients without preexisting carotid ...
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Magnetic resonance and computed tomography imaging of a carotid body tumor in a dog [PDF]
, 2012 A 5-year-old castrated male Labrador Retriever was presented to a referring veterinarian for a swelling in the neck region. Based on the results of histopathology, a carotid body tumor, was diagnosed.
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