A 59-year-old HIV positive female presented with cardiac symptomatology. Cardiology workup included a cardiac catheterization during which a carotid angiogram was performed demonstrating a 90% stenosis of the right carotid artery. The stenosis was the result of lymphoid hyperplasia with pseudo obstruction of the right carotid artery. Patients who have acquired human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)...

Material and methods. Colour Duplex Doppler was used for screening of carotid pathology in 1104 patients with PAD, IHD, transitory ischemic attacks and an ischemic stroke. The group of 205 patients who had stenosis of a. carotis interna >60%, were divided into three subgroups – patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis (ACS), patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis (SCS) and patients with ...

OBJECTIVE To observe the relationship between coronary and carotid/cerebral atherosclerotic stenosis. METHODS Carotid/aortocranial angiography and coronary angiography were performed in 34 CAD patients complicated with symptomatic cerebral ischemia. Patients were divided into 3 subgroups according to the extent of arterial stenosis determined by angiography. There were 5 light, 4 moderate and...

the management of asymptomatic carotid stenosis can be a dilemma to the primary care physician. In this review, we hope to update the reader on current insights into asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis. Carotid stenosis is defined as the atherosclerotic narrowing of the proximal internal carotid artery exceeding 70% in severe cases and 50% in moderate cases. The prevalence of carotid stenosis ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Despite improvements in noninvasive imaging, some patients with contraindications to iodine-based contrast material still require angiography for the evaluation of carotid stenosis. Our aim was to assess the utility of gadopentetate dimeglumine as an intraarterial contrast agent in common carotid angiography. METHODS Twelve patients with suspected carotid artery stenosi...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Calcification in the coronary arteries has been correlated with significant vessel stenosis. The predictive value of calcification within the carotid siphon has not been characterized; however, stenosis in the carotid siphon is potentially important in determining management of patients with ipsilateral carotid bifurcation stenosis. The purpose of this study was to determ...

Carotid artery stenosis is a major risk factor for ischemic stroke. Currently, carotid endarterectomy (CEA) the surgical treatment of choice stenosis. stenting (CAS) increases CAS one options available, particularly high-risk CEA patients. Although has advantages being less invasive, causing patient discomfort, and requiring shorter hospital stay, some patients may develop in-stent restenosis (...

Background and Purpose: Data from recent multicenter carotid endarterectomy trials have questioned the validity and reliability of Doppler ultrasound in the assessment of carotid stenosis. Methods: We prospectively analyzed 45 patients undergoing carotid angiography to compare the North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial (NASCET) and European Carotid Surgery Trial (ECST) methods ...

Carotid stenosis is a major risk factor for stroke and surgical treatment key in preventing recurrent ischaemic events. Previous randomised trials have demonstrated the net benefit of surgery significant symptomatic carotid but, with present day medical treatment, there limited evidence on late ipsilateral (IS) its main factors.

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of oculopneumoplethysmography (OPG) for the diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis both alone and in conjunction with carotid magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). METHODS This retrospective study reviewed patients who had undergone both OPG and digital subtraction angiography (DSA, 90 patients, 174 vessels) within two weeks to det...