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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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 +5 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]
, 2013 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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Noninvasive cerebral oximetry during carotid endarterectomy: application and results
Acta Medica Lituanica, 2015 Background. Cerebral monitoring during carotid endarterectomy allows to detect brain hypoperfusion following carotid clamping and hyperperfusion after restoring the blood flow. Immediate corrections of these changes have the potential in reducing adverse
Eglė Kontrimavičiūtė +2 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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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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Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, 2017 Resumo A doença aterosclerótica das carótidas extracranianas pode resultar em complicações com alta morbidade e mortalidade. A avaliação pré-operatória com exames contrastados de imagem é associada a complicações como a parotidite, além das já bem ...
Reinaldo Benevides dos Santos +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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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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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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