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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Carotid Artery Disease"”.
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Vitamin D, ADAM-12 and Carotid Artery Disease
Risk of hypertension, peripheral artery disease, myocardial infarction and development of human atherosclerosis has been linked to vitamin D deficiency. Atheromatous cytokines, including IL-6, TNF-α and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family growth factors are released at the site of …
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Atherosclerosis
… of ischaemic strokes resulting from underlying carotid atherosclerotic disease. The clinical management of carotid artery disease relies primarily on the evaluation of the severity of carotid artery luminal stenosis. However, there is growing evidence that morphological and functional …
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Carotid Atherosclerosis: Why Some Patients are Symptomatic and Others Not?
Occlusive vascular disease (OVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. OVD of the carotid arteries results in stroke or transient ischemic attacks. A significant number of strokes are caused by carotid artery atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis, commonly referred to as …