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Large artery atherosclerosis: carotid stenosis, vertebral artery disease, and intracranial atherosclerosis

, 2014
Large artery atherosclerosis is an important cause of ischemic stroke. Recent randomized clinical trials have helped clarify the treatment options for conditions such as carotid stenosis and intracranial atherosclerosis.
Bhattacharya, Pratik, Chaturvedi, Seemant   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Multitarget Regulatory Mechanisms and Research Advances of Plant‐Derived Bioactive Ingredients in Hypertension Prevention and Management

Phytotherapy Research, EarlyView.
Schematic overview of the multi‐target and multi‐pathway mechanisms of PDBI in the prevention and management of hypertension. ABSTRACT Hypertension remains a major global risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, yet current treatments face challenges such as suboptimal blood pressure control and inadequate organ protection.
Qiqi Deng, Yonglin Zhang, Jing Pan, Jing Luo, Hualin Sun, Chaonian Li, Li Li   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Value of vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of cerebrovascular diseases

The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2020
Background Intracranial vessel wall imaging can detect non-stenotic lesions with further characterization of stenotic lesions that have already been detected with common angiographic methods.
Sherien Farag, Hany Zaki El-Dien, Yasser Abdelazeem, Mohammed Khaled Elewa, Khaled Abdelmaksoud, Ahmed ElSadek   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ethnic Differences in Outcomes of Endovascular Thrombectomy in New Zealand

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in New Zealand, with ethnic disparities known to exist. Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) has proven efficacy in reducing or preventing disability for stroke patients, but little is known about ethnic differences in functional outcomes following EVT in New Zealand.
Jaron Huang, Alicia Tyson, Muthu Muthappan, Annemarei Ranta   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Costs of a Quiet Disorder: Direct and Indirect Costs of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension [PDF]

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH; pseudotumor cerebri) is a disorder with a reported incidence rate of one to three per 100,000 people in the general population.
Brenna Lobb, Daniel Friesner, Robert Rosenman, Emanuel Tanne   +3 more
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Distribution and Pathological Findings of Intracranial Atherosclerosis in Thai Postmortem Cases

Siriraj Medical Journal
Objective: To determine the distribution and pathological findings of intracranial atherosclerosis in Thai postmortem cases. Materials and Methods: The prospective cross-sectional study was conducted on Thai postmortem cases aged 45 years or older ...
Phongsin Suphadamrong, Peerayuht Phuangphung   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Associations of cannabis use, tobacco use and co‐use with brain volume: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug worldwide and is often co‐used with tobacco, the leading cause of preventable death. Although cannabis and tobacco have distinct neurobiological actions, their associations with brain volumes are unclear.
Katherine Sawyer, Tom P. Freeman, Martine Skumlien, Esther Walton, Thomas Lancaster, Jorien L. Treur, Valentina Lorenzetti, Anna K. M. Blackwell, Chloe Burke, Richie J. Carr, Constantinos Constantinides, Maisie Cox, Sarah Dance, Shadi Daryan, Sorcha Hamilton, Tom Jenkins, Gemma M. J. Taylor   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Applications of stenting for intracranial atherosclerosis

, 2011
Intracranial atherosclerosis presents a therapeutic challenge to medical and surgical physicians alike. Despite maximal medical therapy, the stroke rate from this disease is still high, especially when arterial stenosis is severe and patients are ...
Dale Ding, Kenneth C. Liu
core   +1 more source

From haemostasis to immunity: The expanding frontiers of platelet biology

British Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
Platelets are versatile cells whose functions extend far beyond haemostasis and thrombosis, actively regulating innate and adaptive immunity, angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, liver regeneration, atherosclerosis and tumour metastasis. This demonstrates their central role in various physiological processes and multiple life‐threatening diseases ...
Xun Grace Wu, Nicole Tomei, Heyu Ni
wiley   +1 more source

Microatherosclerosis is a common but often overlooked cause of ischemic stroke

Frontiers in Neurology
BackgroundFisher described several distinct vascular pathologies underlying lacunar infarction. However, subsequent literature and clinical practice have often misattributed symptomatic lacunar stroke primarily to lipohyalinosis and intracranial branch ...
Sucheta Waghmare, Rafael Leal-Hidalgo, Jeffrey L. Saver   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source