Use of magnetic resonance angiography to select candidates with recently symptomatic carotid stenosis for surgery: systematic review [PDF]
, 2002 Objective To determine if sufficient evidence exists to support the use of magnetic resonance angiography as a means of selecting patients with recently symptomatic high grade carotid stenosis for surgery.
Airey, C.M. +9 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 +3 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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ABC of arterial and venous disease. Secondary prevention of transient ischaemic attack and stroke [PDF]
, 2000 No abstract ...
Bath, P.M.W., Lees, K.R., Naylor, A.R.
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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 +8 more
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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 +3 more
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CT attenuation analysis of carotid intraplaque hemorrhage [PDF]
, 2018 Background and Purpose: Intraplaque hemorrhage is considered a leading parameter of carotid plaque vulnerability. Our purpose was to assess the CT characteristics of intraplaque hemorrhage with histopathologic correlation to identify features that allow ...
Bassareo, P. P. +8 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 +3 more
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Is there an association between leukoaraiosis volume and diabetes? [PDF]
, 2016 Objectives: The relation between white matter loss (WML) and diabetes is still debated. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between typical WML— and diabetesrelated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in a cohort of patients ...
Catalano, Carlo +6 more
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Association between Hospital Carotid Endarterectomy Procedure Volumes and In-Hospital Mortality in São Paulo State [PDF]
Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, 2023 Background Previous studies indicate an inverse relationship between hospital volume and mortality after carotid endarterectomy. However, data at the level of Brazil are lacking.
Renato Luís Pessôa
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