Archie et al [14] reported 9% of patients had severe (>70%) stenosis of the external carotid artery following carotid endarterectomy; and found that the repair of severely stenosed or occluded ...

There were 255 carotid endarterectomies on 236 patients (143 males). The median age was 72 years (range 52-92). Median hospital stay was 3 days. Mean follow up with duplex ultrasound scan 3 years ...

External carotid artery entry will require re-access. Therefore, ultrasound guidance is extremely useful to avoid access that is too proximal or too distal. Once 6 F sheath access is established, ...

In case 2, the patient's vision had not improved at the 3-month follow-up visit. Imaging examinations showed occlusion of the right external carotid artery in case 1, and multiple retinal arterioles ...

while performing angioplasty and stenting procedures involving lesions of the internal carotid artery and/or the bifurcation; the reference diameter of the external carotid artery should be between ...

Lumbar puncture was bland. The patient underwent digital subtraction angiography (to rule out intracranial pathology) which showed moderate tortuosity of bilateral external carotid artery branches ...

while performing angioplasty and stenting procedures involving lesions of the internal carotid artery and/or the bifurcation; the reference diameter of the external carotid artery should be between ...

Owing to the plane, positioning, and relative early origins of different branch vessels in the external carotid artery (ECA), it was not possible to place a uniformed standardized ROI in the ECA as ...

February is heart month, a time to think about the health of your and your loved ones’ arteries. If arteries get stressed by ...

February is heart month. Almost all heart attacks are preventable, but in spite of that they remain the number one cause of ...

Stroke remains a global health challenge, ranking second in worldwide mortality and fifth in U.S. deaths. In response, researchers at Ochsner Health, led by Hernan Bazan, MD, DFSVS, FACS, have ...