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 ...

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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, ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

February is heart month, a time to think about the health of your and your loved ones’ arteries. If arteries get stressed by ...