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Neuropsychological performance after carotid endarterectomy [PDF]
Background: Internal carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a method of stroke prevention in patients with severe internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis. Patients with significant carotid stenosis tend to have lower cognitive performance than those without ...
Lenka Krámská+3 more
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Carotid Endarterectomy in the Very Elderly: Short-, Medium-, and Long-Term Outcomes
Purpose: Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has an established effect on stroke-free survival in patients with carotid artery stenosis. Most landmark trials excluded patients ≥80 years of age due to their perceived high risk and uncertainty regarding the ...
Shabin Fahad+3 more
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Carotid Phase-Contrast Magnetic Resonance before Treatment: 4D-Flow versus Standard 2D Imaging
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of agreement between flow/velocity data obtained from 2D-phase-contrast (PC) and 4D-flow in patients scheduled for treatment of carotid artery stenosis.
Francesco Secchi+10 more
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The Impact of Surgery Resident Participation on the Outcome of Carotid Endarterectomy [PDF]
Introduction. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the in-hospital stroke rate plus deaths (SD) was adversely impacted by the participation of surgery residents during carotid endarterectomy. Methods.
Ammar, Alex
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Extracellular Matrix Patches for Endarterectomy Repair
Patch repair is the preferred method for arteriotomy closure following femoral or carotid endarterectomy. Choosing among available patch options remains a clinical challenge, as current evidence suggests roughly comparable outcomes between autologous ...
Keith B. Allen+7 more
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This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a noninvasive operability assessment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) based on multidetector computed tomographic angiography (MCTA).
Adriana Rodriguez Chaverri+13 more
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Carotid endarterectomies have been performed for over a decade now. To review the knowledge derived from this surgical experience, i studied 18 reports on the subject, giving attention to four specific phases of patient care: the diagnostic, preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative periods.
J E, Thompson, C M, Talkington
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Pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: state-of-the-art 2020
Pulmonary endarterectomy is the treatment of choice for patients with operable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) as it is potentially curative.
Michael M. Madani
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The paper describes a clinical case of multistep treatment for coronary heart disease in a patient with diffuse coronary arterial involvement after multiple stenting.
A. V. Emelyanov+7 more
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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]
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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