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 The vertebral artery (VA) ostium (VAO) is a common stenosis site. Most patients with VAO stenosis refractory to medical treatment are treated endovascularly using stenting. To optimally ...

jhu.edu Background The association of physical activity with the development and progression of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores has not been studied. This study aimed to evaluate the prospective ...

These include operator dependency and interobserver variability, poor acoustic window in older children and difficulty in detection of CAAs in (1) mid and distal segments, (2) coronary artery branches ...

A new Intermountain Health study finds that peripheral artery disease, a condition that affects more than 10 million Americans over the age of 40, is often underdiagnosed and undertreated ...

Recently, homologous arterial grafts have given the surgeon another useful tool with which to work, but there are still many patients with thrombosis of the femoral artery who do not respond well ...

The inclusion criteria for this study were as follows: (1) patients with acute ischemic stroke with an occlusion in the anterior circulation due to an isolated occlusion of the intracranial internal ...

Preeclampsia is a serious pregnancy complication affecting 5% to 8% of pregnancies globally. preeclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity and death. Despite its prevalence, the ...

Objective: To investigate the relationship between the morphology of posterior cerebral artery (PCA) and the basilar artery (BA) atherosclerosis disease based on the High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance ...

Left main coronary artery. This artery sends blood to the left side of the heart muscle. This includes the left ventricle and left atrium. It divides into these branches: Left anterior descending ...