Abstract and Background Abstract. Aims: The effect of carotid endarterectomy on the patency of the external carotid artery is unknown. We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the long-term ...

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 ...

The goal of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is to improve blood flow to your heart. The heart is a muscle about the size of your fist. Your heart pumps blood and oxygen to all of the organs and ...

Percutaneous coronary intervention is widely applied for the treatment of coronary artery disease under the guidance of X-ray coronary angiography (XCA) image. However, the projective nature of XCA ...

Abstract: Objective: Reconstructing freehand ultrasound in 3D without any external tracker has been a long-standing challenge in ultrasound-assisted procedures. We aim to define new ways of ...

Abstract—Most previous studies of atherosclerosis in hyperlipidemic mouse models have focused their investigations on lesions within the aorta or aortic sinus in young animals. None of these studies ...

Objective Low association between cardiac symptoms and coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with inflammatory joint diseases (IJD) demands for objective markers to improve cardiovascular risk ...

Objective Perioperative stroke associated with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a catastrophic event. Identification of patients at risk and reduction of its incidence remains of high ...

Isolation of the left common carotid or left innominate artery from the aortic arch is rare. A six week malformed infant with a right aortic arch had isolation of a left innominate artery and ...

Background This study assessed caliber and flow changes of covered cortical middle cerebral artery (MCA) branches using the new Caliber-Flow Status Scale (CFSS), postoperative diffusion-weighted ...