Cerebrovascular disease is the third leading cause of death in the United States. 1,2 Approximately 750 000 people have a stroke annually, costing an estimated $45 billion in treatment and lost ...

Objective Low association between cardiac symptoms and coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with inflammatory joint diseases (IJD) demands for objective markers to improve cardiovascular risk ...

Objective— Oxidation of LDL plays a significant pathogenic role in atherosclerosis. In this study, we attempted to clarify the correlation between the morphology of human atherosclerotic plaques and ...

Left Sided Bruit . Jonathan Gordon, M.D., Ph.D. Appl Radiol ... The next most common site is the internal carotid artery where it is bilateral in up to 85% of cases and classically occurs at the ...

Carotid-cavernous sinus fistulae are rare, but serious, ... chemosis, diplopia, temporal bruit, impaired ocular movements, and visual loss (Bosley & Schatz, 1983). ...

Carotid plaque thickness and IMT are reliable indices for assessing the extent of coronary atherosclerosis. These results support previous studies which showed that the thickness of the largest plaque ...

A carotid artery duplex scan is an imaging test to look at how blood flows through the carotid arteries in your neck. Skip to Main Content. ... You may also need this scan even if you have no symptoms ...

Background Carotid web (CaW) constitutes a possible cause of ischemic stroke, particularly large vessel occlusion syndromes. We aim to evaluate misdiagnosis rates and diagnosis trends for CaW. Methods ...

Blood vessels: Dr. Ovadia points to a 2024 study where experts looked at plaque removed from the carotid artery (located in the neck) of study participants.

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 ...

Using data from the Rotterdam Study in the Netherlands, researchers have uncovered that carotid artery plaques can undergo potentially dangerous changes over time in patients without symptoms ...