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Disobliteration of an Occluded Common Carotid Artery with Patent Bifurcation via Antegrade Ring Stripping

Vascular Specialist International, 2020
There is a lack of guidelines concerning common carotid artery (CCA) occlusive disease in the presence of a patent internal carotid artery (ICA). A novel surgical technique that disobliterates an occluded CCA was successfully performed in three cases ...
Thomas Kotsis, Panagitsa Christoforou
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Early changes of cerebral hemodynamics and perioperative events after carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting in patients with unilateral symptomatic carotid artery stenosis

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2021
Objective To compare the cerebral blood flow (CBF) changes before and after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS) and perioperative events in patients with unilateral symptomatic carotid artery stenosis, so as to provide ...
WANG Wen⁃xin , WANG Ge⁃sheng, XUE Zhe , SUN Zheng⁃hui , MA Lin   +4 more
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Hybrid Recanalization for the Treatment of Carotid/Vertebral In-stent Restenosis or Occlusion: Pilot Surgery Experiences From One Single Center

Frontiers in Neurology, 2020
Background : The hybrid recanalization of internal carotid artery (ICA) and vertebral artery (VA) in-stent restenosis or occlusion using a combination of endarterectomy and endovascular intervention has achieved technical success. We present our surgical
Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Peng Zhao, Tao Sun, Tao Sun, Mengtao Han, Mengtao Han, Yunyan Wang, Wei Wu, Xingang Li, Xingang Li, Donghai Wang, Donghai Wang   +14 more
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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, Hélène Rangé, Giuseppina Caligiuri, Philippe Bouchard   +3 more
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Pulmonary hypertension: when the acute event leads to diagnosis. Case report in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

Emergency Care Journal, 2020
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) is a pulmonary vascular pathology caused by the chronic obstruction of the major pulmonary arteries, usually being the consequence of recurrent episodes of pulmonary embolism.
Gianmarco Secco, Anna Giulia Falchi, Francesco Salinaro, Chiara Blatti, Bianca Giacomuzzi Moore, Stefano Perlini   +5 more
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Cognitive improvement in patients with carotid stenosis is independent of treatment type

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2015
Treatment of carotid artery stenosis decreases the long-term risk of stroke and may enhance cerebral blood flow. It is therefore expected to have the potential to prevent cognitive decline or even improve cognition over the long-term.
Manuela Wapp, Regula Everts, Yuliya Burren, Frauke Kellner-Weldon, Marwan El-Koussy, Roland Wiest, Andrea Federspiel, Patrik Michel, Gerhard Schroth   +8 more
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Inflammatory cells in perivascular adipose tissue and the integrity of the tunica media in atherosclerotic coronary arteries

Biomolecules & Biomedicine, 2020
Obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) is characterized by inflammation within the atherosclerotic coronary arteries. Infiltration of inflammatory cells into muscular media can lead to remodeling and weakening of the arterial wall.
Ruda Zorc-Pleskovič, Marjeta Zorc, Dušan Šuput, Aleksandra Milutinović   +3 more
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Carotid Phase-Contrast Magnetic Resonance before Treatment: 4D-Flow versus Standard 2D Imaging

Tomography, 2021
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, Caterina Beatrice Monti, Davide Capra, Renato Vitale, Daniela Mazzaccaro, Michele Conti, Ning Jin, Daniel Giese, Giovanni Nano, Francesco Sardanelli, Massimiliano M. Marrocco-Trischitta   +10 more
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Carotid Endarterectomy in the Very Elderly: Short-, Medium-, and Long-Term Outcomes

Vascular Specialist International, 2023
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, Sayali Shirsath, Matthew Metcalfe, Ahmed Elmallah   +3 more
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Association of cardiac enzymes with morbidity and mortality of patients undergoing coronary endarterectomy surgery [PDF]

ARYA Atherosclerosis, 2022
BACKGROUND: The relationship between cardiac enzyme release following coronary endarterectomy (CE) and morbidity and mortality is unclear. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the association of cardiac enzymes with morbidity and mortality ...
Aghigh Heydari, Feridoun Sabzi, Atefeh Asadmobini, Soudabeh Eskandari   +3 more
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