Background The vertebral artery (VA) ostium (VAO) is a common stenosis site ... had symptom resolution and no evidence of symptomatic restenosis on neuroimaging/Doppler studies; the average mRS score ...

3 4 The method includes measurements of maternal and fetal blood flow by Doppler ultrasound prior to spinal anaesthesia, and thereafter measurements of nutrients in maternal radial artery and uterine ...

To date, there have been no randomized trials studying the use of different antiplatelet therapies or anticoagulation against antiplatelet therapy in known cases of extracranial vertebral artery ...

Overall complication rates were similar to those seen with transfemoral access, however, and patients liked it better.

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 ...

Zoledronate, administered at baseline and again after five years, effectively reduces the incidence of morphometric vertebral fractures in early postmenopausal women over a 10-year period.

Post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) and dementia affect short- and long-term outcome after stroke and can persist even after recover from a physical handicap. The process underlying PSCI is not ...

Coronary artery bypass surgery is a procedure to treat coronary heart disease. There are various types, including multiple bypass and minimally invasive. The medical name for coronary artery or ...

Celiac artery compression syndrome, also known as median arcuate ligament syndrome, is a condition where a muscular fibrous band of the diaphragm, the median arcuate ligament, compresses the celiac ...

The location of dissections was dependent upon the intervention: 17(53.1%) had internal carotid artery dissection, 13(40.6%) vertebral artery dissection, and 2(6.3%) common carotid dissection. One ...

Introduction: Current guidelines solely recommend optimal medical therapy including antiplatelet, lipid lowering, and antihypertensive treatment due to the unclear efficacy of stenting and ...