Staten Island University Hospital earns top cardiac surgery distinction
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Northwell Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze has been recognized with the highest ...
Doctors explain DVT, the blood clot affecting Damian Lillard and other NBA players
With two high-profile NBA stars suffering from blood clots recently, we asked doctors how they happen and if they are occurring more often.
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Stroke risk from neck artery tears reported to be growing
Strokes caused by an artery tear are landing five times as many Americans in the hospital these days, a new study says. Cervical artery dissection involves a small tear in the inner lining of an ...
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Surgical and Endovascular Treatment of Symptomatic Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery (Arteria Lusoria)
Although mostly asymptomatic, the retroesophageal and retrotracheal course of the lusorian artery might result in unspecific thoracic pain, dysphagia, dyspnea, arterioesophageal or arteriotracheal ...
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Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients in the United States: A Report From the STS/ACC TVT Registry
BACKGROUND: Real-world low-risk transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) outcomes in the United States have not been assessed comprehensively versus pivotal trials, which is a key component of ...
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A Treatment Option for Symptomatic Chronic Complete Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion: Hybrid Surgery
Background: Internal carotid artery occlusion (ICAO) is a relatively uncommon but important cause of transient ischemic attack and cerebral infarction. The majority of cases of symptomatic ICAO ...
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Vascular aging and cardiovascular disease: pathophysiology and measurement in the coronary arteries
However, pathophysiological disease processes in the arteries are not an inevitable feature of aging ... which measures the stiffness of the descending and thoracic aorta (123). An overall vascular ...