Carotid artery stenting performed with the double-layer Roadsaver stent and proximal protection using the Mo.Ma Ultra device was found to be associated with
the best outcomes, in terms of microembolic signals, in high-risk patients with lipid-rich plaques.
Changes in arterial stiffness are greater within one year of a woman’s final menstrual period.
Migraine headache is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease and cerebrovascular events, including ischemic stroke.
Aortic dissection type A was found to occur twice as frequently in men vs women, with a later occurrence in women, but similar surgical outcomes for both genders.
The use of intravascular lithotripsy for the treatment of moderately to severely calcified peripheral arterial disease lesions was found to be safe and effective.
The duration of carotid blood flow reversal during transcarotid artery revascularization for carotid bifurcation stenosis was not found to affect the rate of stroke, myocardial infarction, or death.
The aortic size index was not found to be superior to the normal aortic diameter in predicting the development of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
The risk for a cardiac event was found to be greater in patients with peripheral artery disease vs coronary artery disease.
In an effort to prevent and lower the risk of inflammation-related diseases, a multi-institutional team of researchers based in the United States, South America, and Europe are calling for improvements to the way in which systemic chronic inflammation is diagnosed and treated.
There is no significant difference in the incidence of death or disabling stroke at five years among patients with aortic stenosis at intermediate surgical risk who undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement or surgical aortic valve replacement.
