Introduction: Carotid artery tortuosity, characterized by abnormal vessel twisting, has been reported to be associated with various vascular pathologies and the presence of stroke. We aimed to ...

If imaging was obtained, the contralateral normal carotid arteries in the patients with CaW and atherosclerosis were also included for analysis. Each carotid artery was classified as CaW, ...

Most people know the classic warning signs of clogged arteries which are chest pain, shortness of breath, and fatigue.

Objective: To investigate (a) the relation between intima-media thickness (IMT) in carotid arteries and the extent of coronary artery disease (CAD); and (b) whether IMT is predictive of coronary ...

No statistical difference in renal function was seen between the two groups (p=0.34). Surprisingly, this 2-year intervention trial showed no benefit in the primary (coronary artery calcium) and ...

Background Occlusion of the internal carotid artery (ICA) may extend into the middle or anterior cerebral artery (ICA-T) or be confined to the intracranial (ICA-I) or extracranial segment (ICA-E).

Overview of chemokines involved in atherosclerosis remodeling and their physiological effect ... Chinese medicine product has anti-inflammatory as well as vasoprotective properties. In C57BL/6 mice ...

In any case, there was no mortality signal associated with alteplase administered up to 24 hours after a stroke in HOPE.

Hypertension without atherosclerosis does not predispose ... may overstimulate the carotid sinus or may occlude the carotid artery. This, particularly in older persons, may cause symptoms of ...

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

This article was originally posted Dec. 8, 2014. It has been updated. There are many things in medicine that are merely a matter of preference or style. How to check a patient’s pulse is not one ...