The neurosurgeons say this marks a paradigm shift in how complex neurovascular interventions can safely be delivered.

近期，《BMC Nephrology》期刊发表了Kara及其同事的一项横断面研究，探讨了血液透析患者血清镁水平与CIMT之间的关系。该研究纳入了88名血液透析患者（38.6%为女性，平均年龄61.3±12.4岁），依据血清镁水平将患者分为两组（镁≥2.3 mg/dl组与镁<2.3 ...

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The calcification of the carotid artery is a sign of advanced arteriosclerosis, which may be associated with chronic coronary artery disease (CAD) and can lead to death. Such calcification can be seen ...

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In the ACST-2 trial, non-procedural fatal or disabling stroke occurred in 2.5% of patients in both groups -- those assigned to carotid stenting and those who underwent carotid endarterectomy, for a ...

Medtronic announced full distribution in the United States of Contego Medical’s Neuroguard integrated embolic protection ( ...

Carotid percutaneous transluminal angioplasty/stenting has become an accepted treatment modality for carotid artery stenosis in high-risk patients. There has been an ongoing debate regarding which ...

Patients selected for carotid revascularization who have a contralateral carotid occlusion are still best triaged toward stenting rather than surgery, a new registry analysis suggests. "This is one of ...