An increasing proportion of immigrants are residing in developed countries, but little is known about the extent of their obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD ... There was also substantial ...

Abstract: In recent years, the UAV has become a convenient platform to obtain multiangle reflectance observations and study bi-directional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) characteristics at a ...

Because these medications have improved over the years, researchers wondered whether routine carotid artery operations are still necessary in all patients. The researchers recruited 429 mostly ...

In this way, every patient with a stroke due to carotid artery narrowing can receive a tailor-made risk-based treatment. That saves many patients a major operation and lowers health care costs.

A risky carotid artery operation, currently still the standard treatment for many patients, may then no longer be necessary for this group of patients. This research, published today in the Lancet ...

Abstract: Accurate measurement of carotid plaques in ultrasound images is essential for the early preventionand intervention of stroke. However, carotid plaques exhibit complex and diverse shapes, ...

The stent system is indicated for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis in patients at increased risk for adverse events following carotid endarterectomy. Terumo Neuro designed the device to ...

offering physicians a clinically proven option to improve patient outcomes in carotid artery disease treatment. Terumo Neuro's Carotid Stent System is indicated for the treatment of carotid artery ...

They travel through the carotid canal, where they enter the skull. An anatomical variation called the fetal posterior communicating artery occurs when the posterior communicating artery is ...

These variations can involve differences in the size, number, or position of the arteries branching off the abdominal aorta. For example, the celiac trunk may arise as a single vessel or as two ...