Cerebral complications after cardiac surgery are a significant cause of morbidity, mortality, and financial cost. Numerous risk factors have been proposed to explain the risk of cerebral damage. Carotid artery disease has an important role. Percentage carotid artery stenosis is the only measure of carotid artery disease that is used by cardiac surgeons to determine the need for either a carotid...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine the association between carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and newly developed 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk score. METHODS Participants were 201 Korean adults who underwent carotid ultrasonography at the Health Promotion Center of the Eulji General Hospital. We obtained information about medical history and lif...

Carotid stenosis is a major cause of stroke and timely intervention with stenting manipulation can significantly reduce the risk of secondary stroke. The impact of stenting procedures on patient functional capabilities has not yet been explored. The primary aim of this study was to examine associations between periprocedural carotid sonography parameters and post-treatment functional capabiliti...

Objective: We report the “sheath pull-through technique” for stenting of common carotid artery stenosis (CCAS).

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Change in cognition is being increasingly recognized as an important outcome measure; however, the role of carotid revascularization on this issue remains to be determined. It is still under debate whether carotid artery stenting and carotid endarterectomy have the same influence on neuropsychological functions. SUMMARY OF REVIEW This article systematically reviews rece...

Development and Internal Validation of a Risk Score to Detect Asymptomatic Carotid StenosisEuropean Journal Vascular Endovascular SurgeryVol. 61Issue 3PreviewAsymptomatic carotid stenosis (ACS) is associated with an increased risk ischaemic stroke myocardial infarction. scores have been developed detect individuals at high ACS, thereby enabling targeted screening, but previous external validati...

BACKGROUND We aimed to investigate the regulatory effects of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) on carotid sinus baroreceptor sensitivity and its mechanisms. METHODS AND RESULTS Male Wistar-Kyoto rats and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) were used in the experiment and were given an H2S donor or a cystathionine-β-synthase inhibitor, hydroxylamine, for 8 weeks. Systolic blood pressure and the cystat...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE All carotid stenosis ratio methods are based on the inability of digital subtraction angiography to measure in millimeters. Each method has potential flaws. The Carotid Stenosis Index (CSI) was designed to reduce ambiguities of NASCET and ECST ratios. We test this method's ability to correctly estimate carotid stenosis using direct computed tomography angiography millimet...

BACKGROUND A major debate in cerebrovascular medicine today is over the choice of the best treatment to implement for stenosis of the carotid artery. Carotid artery stenting is a less invasive technique than endarterectomy for the treatment of carotid stenosis, and is becoming more widely performed, particularly on patients with carotid artery stenosis who present also with comorbidities. To ad...