Background Accurate carotid imaging is important for effective secondary stroke prevention.
Non-invasive imaging, now widely available, is replacing intra-arterial angiography for …

Carotid atherosclerotic disease is one of the major preventable causes of ischaemic strokes.
In clinical practice, decision making with regard to carotid endarterectomy or stenting is still …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this article is to review our experience in surgical treatment of
carotid atherosclerosis using eversion carotid endarterectomy (eCEA) in 9,897 patients …

Background and Purpose—Patients with transient ischemic attack require carotid imaging to
diagnose carotid stenosis. The differing sensitivity/specificity and availability of carotid …

BACKGROUND: The benefit of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is heavily influenced by the
risk of perioperative stroke. Our objective was to use the American College of Surgeons' …

The aim of this article is to review our experience in surgical treatment of carotid
atherosclerosis using eversion carotid endarterectomy (ECEA) in 5,034 patients, with …

An in vitro investigation of turbulence intensity (TI) associated with a severe carotid stenosis
in the presence of physiological cardiac variability is described. The objective of this …

Carotid imaging is key to effective secondary stroke prevention. It is commonly performed,
but is a rather specialist procedure requiring regular practice to maintain acceptable …

It is estimated that 90,000 to 100,000 ischemic strokes occur every year in Argentina, where
carotid artery disease accounts for about 11% of the cases. Management of extracranial …

The objective of this investigation was to implement a high-pass frequency filter method to
analyze Doppler ultrasound velocity waveforms and quantify turbulence intensity (TI) in vivo …