Background and Purpose—We aimed to identify and determine the clinical relevance of
parameters predictive of stroke recurrence and vessel occlusion before carotid …

Asymptomatic cervical atherosclerosis carries a variable risk of vascular events. We sought
to identify patients with asymptomatic cervical bruits who may be at increased risk of …

Background: The role of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for asymptomatic carotid artery
stenosis (aCAS) remains a matter of debate. It seems that not only the degree of stenosis …

A 67-year-old man had symptoms of peripheral vascular disease and was noted to have a
carotid bruit. Duplex ultrasound examination of the neck demonstrated a short segmental …

In a recent issue of AIDS, Coplan and co-workers [1] stated that in four Merk-sponsored trials
of indinavir therapy, including a total of 2680 participants, the observed rate of …

Determining the indication for carotid endarterectomy in a given patient with a totally
symptom-free internal carotid artery stenosis depends on objectively assessing the risk of …

One of the most controversial issues in carotid surgery concerns the use of an indwelling
shunt during carotid cross-clamping. This is demonstrated by the huge number of …

Patienten mit einer operationswürdigen koronaren Herzkrankheit haben in einem geringen
Prozentsatz auch eine klinisch relevante Carotisstenose. Es ist die Frage, inwieweit die …

Background. Percutaneous angioplasty of recurrent stenosis of the carotid arteries with
simultaneous stent implantation is an alternative to surgical intervention. The observations …

Die Atherosklerose stellt aufgrund ihres systemischen Charakters und ihrer prognostischen
Aussagekraft ein Krankheitsbild von klinischer Relevanz dar. Oft sind bei Patienten mit …