A case study on intravascular lithotripsy for the treatment of calcified carotid disease to demonstrate technical feasibility ...

and embolic protection during carotid artery angioplasty and stenting procedures for patients diagnosed with carotid artery stenosis and who have the appropriate anatomy described below: adequate ...

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The study has several limitations. It cannot prove that micronanoplastics in plaque were the cause of symptoms of carotid artery disease; micronanoplastics might be a sign of another health issue ...

Blogging Stroke highlights high-impact studies published in the journal Stroke. In addition to article summaries, Blogging Stroke includes interviews with authors of recently published Stroke articles ...

Sixty-three percent were done for ≥ 70% asymptomatic carotid stenosis and 37% for strokes/transient ischemic attacks. Table 1 summarizes the clinical and demographic characteristics. The ...

Plaque, the fatty deposits that can narrow the carotid artery, may cause a stroke. People unknowingly eat and drink micronanoplastics from plastic waste broken down and collected in the soil and water ...

Unfortunately, the lipids in plaque can break down into chemicals that look very similar to polyethylene, the most common plastic ... this research beyond the carotid artery and also run some ...