Background Carotid artery intima‐media thickness (IMT) is associated with the risk of subsequent cardiovascular events in the general population. This association has not been established in type 1 diabetes.
Joseph F. Polak +5 more
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Inflammatory psuedotumor causing carotid artery stenosis
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.
Abdul Rehaman +2 more
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Assessment of carotid atherosclerotic disease using three-dimensional cardiovascular magnetic resonance vessel wall imaging: comparison with digital subtraction angiography. [PDF]
BACKGROUND:A three-dimensional (3D) cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) vessel wall imaging (VWI) technique based on 3D T1 weighted (T1w) Sampling Perfection with Application-optimized Contrast using different flip angle Evolutions (SPACE) has ...
Fan, Zhaoyang +6 more
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Computational modeling of hypertensive growth in the human carotid artery [PDF]
The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00466-013-0959-zArterial hypertension is a chronic medical condition associated with an elevated blood pressure.
Kuhl, Ellen +3 more
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Dissection of the Common and External Carotid Artery [PDF]
extension of the neck. Another report [2] describes 54 patients with blunt and sharp carotid artery injuries but without mentioning dissections. In 20% of the patients, the ECA was affected, but the trauma included stab wounds and gunshot wounds. Campbell et al. [3] describe a case of ECA pseudoaneurysm from hyoid bone fracture. In 1994, Minion et al. [
R, Dittrich +7 more
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Principles of Pituitary Surgery [PDF]
Key Points 1. Understand the principles of pituitary surgery including the key-elements of surgical planning and decision-making 2. Identify the technical nuances distinguishing the endoscopic from the microscopic transsphenoidal approach 3.
Evans, James J. +4 more
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Computed poststenotic flow instabilities correlate phenotypically with vibrations measured using laser Doppler vibrometry : perspectives for a promising in vivo device for early detection of moderate and severe carotid stenosis [PDF]
Early detection of asymptomatic carotid stenosis is crucial for treatment planning in the prevention of ischemic stroke. Auscultation, the current first-line screening methodology, comes with severe limitations that create urge for novel and robust ...
Mancini, Viviana +3 more
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The baroreceptor reflex emanating from the carotid sinus and common carotid artery of the sheep : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Physiology at Massey University [PDF]
The aim of this project was to improve understanding of the role of the common carotid arterial baroreceptor mechanism in controlling peripheral blood pressure in the sheep.
Ball, Karen T
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Repair of Common Carotid Artery Injury with an External Carotid Artery Flap [PDF]
<i>Objectives:</i> To describe a new technique to repair injuries of the common carotid artery. <i>Clinical Presentation and Intervention:</i> A 30-year-old man sustained an iatrogenic injury to the left common carotid artery during surgical dissection of a left branchial cyst.
Sami, Asfar +2 more
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Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression in HIV-Infected Adults Occurs Preferentially at the Carotid Bifurcation and Is Predicted by Inflammation. [PDF]
BackgroundShear stress gradients and inflammation have been causally associated with atherosclerosis development in carotid bifurcation regions. The mechanism underlying higher levels of carotid intima-media thickness observed among HIV-infected ...
Bolger, Ann F +9 more
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