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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Carotid endarterectomy"”.
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Longterm peripheral baroreflex and chemoreflex function after bilateral eversion carotid endarterectomy
Introduction The “eversion” technique for carotid endarterectomy (e-CEA), that involves the transection of the internal carotid artery at the carotid bulb and its eversion over the atherosclerotic plaque, has been associated with an increased risk of postoperative hypertension possibly due to a …
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Effects of fatty acids on inflammatory markers studies in vitro and in vivo
… In a second in vivo study, patients awaiting carotid endarterectomy were randomised to 0.8 g/d EPA plus 0.67 g/d DHA (Omacor; n = 47) or olive oil (n = 53) as placebo for between 7 and 102 days until surgery. Supplementation with fish oil in healthy men resulted in a 363% increase in EPA and …
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Effects of fatty acids on inflammatory markers studied in vivo and in vitro
… In a second in vivo study, patients awaiting carotid endarterectomy were randomised to 0.8 g/d EPA plus 0.67 g/d DHA (Omacor; n = 47) or olive oil (n = 53) as placebo for between 7 and 102 days until surgery. Supplementation with fish oil in healthy men resulted in a 363% increase in EPA and …
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Haematopoietic progenitor cells in carotid disease
… and mobilising cytokines, reflect significant carotid disease or correlate with restenosis following carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Methods Initially the assay conditions to measure HPC number and function were optimized. HPC numbers were measured by flow cytometry (CD133+ve/CD34+ve) and early …
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Reducing uncertainty: an exploratory study of people's treatment decisions after transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke
… a TIA or minor stroke. Ten of them had carotid endarterectomy in addition to best medical treatment (BMT). The data collection and analysis used a reflexive approach, based on my clinical nursing practice in this field, and was informed by the constant comparative method of grounded …
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Radiomics and Machine Learning in the Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease
Carotid atherosclerosis is a major risk factor for ischaemic stroke which is a leading cause of death worldwide. For stroke survivors, 1 in 4 will have another stroke within five years. Carotid CT angiography (CTA) is commonly performed following an ischaemic stroke or transient ischemic attack to …
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Carotid Atherosclerosis: Why Some Patients are Symptomatic and Others Not?
… 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 "hardening of the arteries," is a disease where there is build …
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Endarterectomía carotidea en octogenarios: comparasión de desenlaces con pacientes menores de 80 años. Experiencia en la fundación cardioinfantil
… octogenarios sometidos a endarterectomia carotidea. Objetivo: Evaluar los resultados a 30 días en pacientes octogenarios con enfermedad carotidea severa sintomática y asintomática llevados a endarterectomía carotidea comparados con una cohorte historia de pacientes de menor edad operados …
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Desenlaces de endarterectomía carotidea temprana en la Fundación CardioInfantil La Cardio en el periodo comprendido desde el 2018 al 2021
… que incluyó todos los pacientes con estenosis carotidea sintomática, candidatos a endarterectomía carotidea temprana (primeros 14 días posterior al evento) se obtuvo información de las características sociodemográficas y resultados clínicos de la base de datos del servicio de cirugía vascular y …