For patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy, sonolysis is safe and results in a significant reduction in the com ...

Intraoperative sonolysis reduces stroke complications Ultrasonography as a diagnostic modality for the diagnosis and surveillance of carotid stenosis has been a mainstay of clinical practice for ...

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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: Geometrical factors associated with the surrounding vasculature can affect the risk of aneurysm formation. The aim of this study was to determine the association between carotid siphon ...

This article was originally posted Dec. 8, 2014. It has been updated. There are many things in medicine that are merely a matter of preference or style. How to check a patient’s pulse is not one ...

TUPELO — Carotid artery disease, a progressive buildup of calcium deposits and cholesterol in the primary artery supplying blood to the brain, poses a risk of stroke, but there are a few ways to ...

The following is a summary of "Cerebral Hyperperfusion Syndrome After Carotid Revascularization; Predictors and Complications," published in the March 2025 issue of the Annals of Vascular Surgery by ...

In terms of the role of carotid ultrasound in the risk assessment of IS, the focus has shifted from merely concentrating on the degree of stenosis to paying more attention to the status of carotid ...