The ACCF/AHA writing committee to create the 2011 Guideline on the Management of
Patients With Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease (ECVD) conducted a …

This expert consensus statement on the interpretation of peripheral arterial and venous
spectral Doppler waveforms was jointly commissioned by the Society for Vascular Medicine …

These guidelines will be updated every four years. Vascular centres are encouraged to audit
implementations made as a result of the guidelines. Audit cycles should be repeated and …

AR Naylor a, J.-B. Ricco a, GJ de Borst a, S. Debus a, J. de Haro a, A. Halliday a, G.
Hamilton a, J. Kakisis a, S. Kakkos a, S. Lepidi a, HS Markus a, DJ McCabe a, J. Roy a, H …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death and disability in Europe,
posing a great social and economic burden. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the cause of …

As multidetector CT has come to play a more central role in medical care and as CT image
quality has improved, there has been an increase in the frequency of detecting “incidental …

Summary Background In the Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy versus Stenting
Trial (CREST), the composite primary endpoint of stroke, myocardial infarction, or death …

Background Optic nerve ultrasonography (ONUS) may help identify raised intracranial
pressure (ICP). The optimal optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) cut-off for the identification …

The controversy as to whether Doppler ultrasonic methods should play a role in clinical
decision-making in the prevention of stroke is attributable to reported disagreement between …

Background—Identification of patients at risk for primary and secondary manifestations of
atherosclerotic disease progression is based mainly on established risk factors. The …