Background Our study aimed to investigate the relationship between the geometric distribution of plaque calcification and the occurrence of postprocedural hypotension following carotid artery stenting ...

Eventually plaque develops, and plaque rupture is the cause of heart attack and strokes. Carotid IMT is an ultrasound test that measures endothelial thickness. It also picks up plaque, both calcified ...

The main blood vessels that supply blood to the heart (coronary arteries) can be narrowed by fatty deposits. These can become hard (calcified). In percutaneous coronary intervention, a balloon is ...

The researchers analyzed 2,588 coronary artery lesions using a specialized ... They assessed the annual change in total and non-calcified PAV, the presence of high-risk plaques (defined as those ...

Various conditions can lead to carotid artery neck pain. For instance, some people experience carotidynia, which is inflammation of the blood vessels. Carotid artery dissection can also cause pain ...

Background Challenging anatomy for carotid artery access can result in a delay to achieve successful recanalization in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Our objective was to study emergent direct ...

This common scenario presents a diagnostic conundrum whereby angina occurs but there is no obstructive CAD (ischaemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease—INOCA). We review new insights into the ...

Coronary artery calcification has been shown to be a surrogate marker for atherosclerosis ... It is non-invasive and can reliably quantify carotid atherosclerosis. Underhill et al30 carried out a ...

Conclusion In this large sample of young and middle-aged individuals, early liver disease due to NAFLD and AFLD were both significantly associated with the presence of coronary artery calcification.

Results We found that OA progressed by both top-down calcification at the joint surface and bottom-up calcification at the osteochondral interface. The top-down calcification process started with ...

In recent years, it has become clear that carotid IMT, coronary calcification and carotid ... Because plaque progresses along the carotid artery 2.4 times faster than it thickens, plaque area ...

Introduction: A calcified nodule (CN) is defined as a lesion with fibrous cap disruption and luminal thrombus associated with eruptive, dense, calcific nodules. CNs have been reported as an important ...