Atherosclerotic carotid artery stenosis is relatively frequent in older patients and is a major cause of disabling stroke or death. Carotid endarterectomy is currently considered the standard of ...

A cerebral angiogram performed immediately after MRI demonstrated an occlusive thrombus extending from the left internal carotid artery origin through the left middle cerebral artery trunk.

The transradial technique for carotid stenting involves several different methods for the basic anatomical types of carotid disease: right ICA, bovine left ICA and nonbovine left ICA.

Abstract and Introduction Endovascular treatment of aortic arch aneurysms poses unique problems because of vascularization of the carotid arteries.

In the past decade, carotid percutaneous transluminal angioplasty/stenting has become a widely accepted treatment modality for significant carotid artery stenosis in high-risk patients. [1 7 ...

2009年10月8日 · To determine an internal from an external bruit, compress the facial and temporal arteries -- this increases an internal carotid bruit and decreases an external one.

This syndrome occurs when the left internal mammary artery has been used for coronary revascularization, and there is also a hemodynamically significant lesion in the proximal left subclavian artery.

2015年1月15日 · A mortality rate of 32% at 2 years after carotid artery stenting (CAS) in a new study has raised concerns about the risk-benefit of this procedure, especially in older patients.

2024年3月8日 · Microplastics and nanoplastics detected in carotid artery plaque were associated with a higher risk for death or major cardiovascular events in a new study.

Another indication for vertebral artery reconstruction pertains to patients who have both extracranial internal carotid and vertebral atherosclerotic disease and who have not gained symptom relief ...