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

Sex differences in the risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of patients with cardiovascular disease have been ...

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a condition in which one or more of the arteries supplying blood to the body, flowing away from the heart, become blocked or partially blocked. This often reduces ...

Objective To understand the efficacy of aspirin use for preventing ischaemic stroke after central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO). Design The retrospective cohort study was conducted using the ...

With total occlusion of 1 subclavian artery and partial obstruction of the contralateral vessel, the pressure gradient favors retrograde vertebral flow on the totally occluded side. It is ...

Assessment of obstructive coronary artery stenosis by invasive coronary angiography has not been evaluated after pre-eclampsia. Methods A population-based cohort study was completed in Ontario, Canada ...

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Background: Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is an important cause of stroke in the young. It can present nonspecifically and may be misdiagnosed with adverse consequences. We assessed the ...

This review included complications of access, the distal vessel (thrombosis, stenosis, and dissection), and non-ocular ... Alternative routes of vascular access such as the middle meningeal artery, ...

In conclusion, stenting of vertebral artery stenosis appears to be a promising technique for the treatment of symptomatic vertebrobasilar disease. Although the approach is less invasive in ...

This can cause stenosis, occlusion of the lumen, or the formation of dissecting aneurysms (4). eCAD includes both carotid artery dissection and vertebral artery dissection. The MR-VWI characteristics ...