Carotid percutaneous transluminal ... velocities relative to the native nonstented carotid artery. Presently, standard duplex ultrasound velocity criteria have not been established for patients ...

The exclusion criteria were: (1) ischemic stroke due to coronary angiography, carotid artery stenting, or carotid endarterectomy (CEA), (2) absence of ultrasound scans, or (3) bilateral stroke. In ...

3, 4 Furthermore, concomitant severe carotid and vertebral atherosclerosis may increase the risk of periprocedural stroke in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting or percutaneous ...

External carotid artery entry will require re-access. Therefore, ultrasound guidance is extremely useful to avoid access that is too proximal or too distal. Once 6 F sheath access is established, ...

ELKO — Life Line Screening will hold stroke and heart disease screenings at First Presbyterian Church of Elko on March 1. The company said appointments must be reserved ahead of time at 800-772-8243.

Carotid artery disease, primarily caused by atherosclerosis, leads to the narrowing of the carotid arteries, which can significantly increase the risk of stroke. Managing this condition involves a ...

Sixty-three percent were done for ≥ 70% asymptomatic carotid stenosis and 37% for strokes/transient ischemic attacks. Table 1 summarizes the clinical and demographic characteristics. The ...

Background: Early detection of carotid artery (CA) conditions such as atherosclerosis and dissection are important ... confirmed by magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), computer tomography ...

Only a symptomatic artery was included from symptomatic patients (not the contralateral asymptomatic artery) to reach homogeneous groups of plaques. From 264 carotid arteries, 177 plaques (68.9% male ...

Methods: Through systematic search, we identified all cohort studies applying identical carotid artery imaging modalities to both CS and KS patients ... Methods of vessel imaging were carotid duplex ...

Christian Medical College inaugurates a state-of-the-art vascular surgery hybrid theatre, offering cutting-edge operations ...

February is American Heart Month. And while you may think yours is in great shape, it doesn’t hurt to make sure. “It’s a good ...