A man in his 50s had normal blood pressure measured at the health examination center, but showed cardiac hypertrophy and ...

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 ...

Carotid artery plaques in asymptomatic individuals can evolve over time, becoming more complex and prone to intraplaque bleeding, especially if calcification is present.

Objective Cavernous carotid aneurysms (CCAs) can present with visual symptoms or with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). As surgical treatment of these aneurysms can be technically challenging, ...

Aims: The effect of carotid endarterectomy on the patency of the external carotid artery is unknown. We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the long-term changes in the external carotid ...

In general, screening for blockages in the carotid arteries that provide blood flow to the brain is not recommended, but ...

Very few previous studies have dealt with the association between a low concentration of plasma lycopene and early atherosclerosis, as manifested by increased intima-media thickness of the common ...

It treats carotid artery disease, a build-up of plaque in the main arteries in the neck that provide oxygen-rich blood to the brain. It can often lead to strokes if untreated.

Endovascular treatment of extracranial carotid artery stenosis has been performed for over a decade. To date, however, CAS has only been compared with CEA in a few small randomized controlled ...

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to explore the association between the amount of carotid artery perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) quantified by magnetic resonance imaging and prior cerebral infarction.