Although ultrasonography (US) advantageously portrays lumen and wall thickness, velocity criteria have been used primarily to interpret carotid artery stenosis. The relationship of US and velocity ...

New research, appearing in The American Journal of Cardiology, shows non-invasive ultrasound evaluation of the carotid arteries in the neck is helpful in identifying patients at high risk of suffering ...

Researchers reported a simple hemi-ellipsoid formula that improved carotid plaque volume assessment and atherosclerotic ...

In analyzing a subset of 12 patients (pilot study) who had both completion carotid angiography and carotid duplex ultrasonography within 7 days after stenting, 10 patients with normal post-stenting ...

Applying ultrasound to help break up thrombus during carotid endarterectomy reduces adverse neurological outcomes in the first 30 days after surgery in patients with either symptomatic or asymptomatic ...

Carotid artery stenosis or coronary artery disease refers to a narrowing of the carotid arteries, which are the major arteries in the neck that supply the brain with blood from the heart. A common ...

The vast majority of imaging tests that result in carotid revascularization of asymptomatic patients are performed for “uncertain” indications, with as many as one in nine carotid ultrasounds ...

Heart disease is a major complication of lupus. Traditionally, composite scores of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors are used to rank CV risk in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ultrasound imaging is a simple, noninvasive way to detect distension of the carotid arteries - the arteries that pass through the neck to supply the brain with oxygen -- ...

Credit: Getty Images. Investigators assessed the prevalence of carotid plaque among patients with RA in the first 5 years since their diagnosis and evaluated disease characteristics associated with ...

Sonolysis, an application of therapeutic ultrasound, reduced periprocedural cerebrovascular events during carotid endarterectomy. The safety profile of sonolysis was supported by a reported lack of ...