Carotid atherosclerotic plaques represent both stable and unstable atheromatous lesions.
Atherosclerotic plaques that are prone to rupture owing to their intrinsic composition such as …

Abstract The diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Myocardial Infarction (MI) and
carotid atherosclerosis is of paramount importance, as these cardiovascular diseases may …

BACKGROUND Controlled clinical trials have reported treatment effects evaluated with
serial imaging in coronary and femoral but not cervical arteries. The Cholesterol Lowering …

To evaluate the role of lipoprotein (a)(Lp (a] in patients with cerebrovascular disease (CVD),
lipid parameters were compared with a control group (CO). Additionally, the Lp (a) serum …

Investigations of the incidence and the extent of the asymptomatic early stages of
extracranial arterial disease (EAD) have been restricted for methodical reasons. Direct …

• During a six-year period ending December 1979, a retrospective study of 252 carotid
endarterectomies in 211 patients was undertaken to review morbidity and mortality, and …

• B-mode, real-time ultrasonic imaging was prospectively evaluated as a screening test for
atherosclerotic occlusive vascular disease in the carotid bifurcation region, as defined by …

Oculoplethysmography-carotid phonoangiography and periorbital directional Doppler
sonography are two techniques widely used in the noninvasive evaluation of possible …

From the earliest days of echoencephalography, it was noted that echoes from intracerebral
interfaces showed systolic pulsations both in amplitude and range. Recordings of larger …

The roles of B-mode real-time ultrasonic imaging (USI) and carotid angiography (CAG) in
deciding on endarterectomy were analyzed. When greater than 50% stenosis and/or …