Atherosclerotic carotid artery stenosis is relatively frequent in older patients and is a major cause of disabling stroke or death. Carotid endarterectomy is currently considered the standard of ...

Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is the leading cause of adult disability in the United States and a major cause of death both ...

of the stented internal carotid artery (ICA) of ≤ 155 cm/s and two patients with ≥ 30% residual stenosis had internal carotid artery (ICA) PSVs of > 155 cm/s. Eighty-three patients who ...

The most common cause of carotid artery narrowing is a buildup of plaque in the arteries due to multiple risk factors such as smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, family history and ...

Maas and colleagues analyzed CTA-SIs acquired from 369 cases of ... occlusion and 235 without MCA or internal carotid artery occlusion (controls). History of fluctuation in severity or change ...

A case study on intravascular lithotripsy for the treatment of calcified carotid disease to demonstrate technical feasibility ...

Ischemic stroke remains one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability worldwide, with narrowing of the carotid artery due to atherosclerosis contributing to up to 30% of all cases.

What is carotid artery dis­ease? Carotid artery disease ... Computed tomography angiography (CTA) – This test uses a special kind of X-ray called a CT scan. Before hav­ing the scan, people ...

What is carotid artery disease? Carotid artery disease is ... Computed tomography angiography (CTA) – This test uses a special kind of X-ray called a CT scan. Before having the scan, people ...