Treatment of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis in Older Adults . Andreas Kastrup, MD; Klaus Gröschel, MD. Disclosures. Geriatrics and Aging. 2005;8(5):23-26.

Carotid and lower limb atherosclerosis occur earlier than coronary artery atherosclerosis (23–25). Therefore, it is of great clinical significance to determine the severity of coronary artery lesions ...

MR angiography disclosed a left internal carotid artery loop with kinking just after the bifurcation. No arteriovenous fistula was noted (Figure 1.) The second twin was completely asymptomatic.

1 Introduction. Carotid atherosclerotic stenosis is a significant factor in causing ischemic stroke (IS) and transient ischemic attack (1, 2).The development of carotid artery stenosis (CAS) or ...

Objective Perioperative stroke associated with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a catastrophic event. Identification of patients at risk and reduction of its incidence remains of high ...

Using data from the Rotterdam Study in the Netherlands, researchers have uncovered that carotid artery plaques can undergo potentially dangerous changes over time in patients without symptoms ...

We describe a fully automated ultrasound analysis system that tracks and identifies the common carotid artery (CCA) and the internal jugular vein (IJV). Our goal is to prevent inadvertent damage to ...

Terumo’s Roadsaver stent system [Image courtesy of Terumo] Terumo Interventional Systems has announced the early commercial availability of its FDA-approved Roadsaver Carotid Stent System ...

Male athletes engaging in high-volume exercise (>3,000 MET-minutes/week) exhibit higher coronary artery calcification scores compared to nonathletes, while no such difference is observed in female ...

Vernieri F, Pasqualetti P, Diomedi M, Giacomini P, Rossini P, Caltagirone C and Silvestrini M Cerebral hemodynamics in patients with carotid artery occlusion and contralateral moderate or severe ...