Atherosclerosis of the extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) causes 10–20% of ischaemic strokes.1 As luminal stenosis of the ICA grows, the risk of ischaemic stroke increases,2 and removal of the ...

Background Challenging anatomy for carotid artery access can result in a delay to achieve successful recanalization in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Our objective was to study emergent direct ...

The investigators randomized 1,004 patients (mean age 68 years; 31% women) with symptomatic or asymptomatic internal carotid artery stenosis ≥ 70% to either sonolysis or a sham intervention during ...

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Investopedia / Paige McLaughlin An internal audit is an analysis of a business that's intended to identify opportunities to add value for stakeholders and improve operations. These audits can ...

Here, the purpose of this study was to investigate whether the IRGs could be identified as a reliable biomarker for predicting ischemic events in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy ...

This includes arteries leading to the head and brain, to your limbs, and to your internal organs. What are the warning signs of atherosclerosis? Symptoms may include pain in the chest or legs ...