In 1964 President Lyndon Johnson designated February to be National Heart Month.  At the time, cardiovascular disease was the leading cause of death in the United States so he wanted people to focus ...

The Helmsley Charitable Trust is distributing $27.4 million to help 69 North Dakota hospitals and health centers purchase ...

Various conditions can lead to carotid artery neck pain. For instance, some people experience carotidynia, which is inflammation of the blood vessels. Carotid artery dissection can also cause pain ...

Once the common carotid artery and lateral IJ vein have been identified ... The operator should advance or withdraw the needle slightly and repeat a gentle test push. Operator competency: as with all ...

If ultrasound examination was not feasible at 24 hours ... with clopidogrel 300 mg via nasogastric tube and aspirin 250 mg IV during the thrombectomy procedure, before carotid stent placement.

Diagnostic ultrasound is a valuable modality and is not contraindi-cated where medical benefit is expected. Furthermore, there are no confirmed biological effects on patients caused by exposures from ...

Background: Postoperative complication rates of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS ... Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data from the Japanese nationwide inpatient ...

A Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy) is a complex surgery involving several procedures during one operation. It is often performed to treat pancreatic cancer. It will take time for the ...

What is carotid angioplasty and stenting? Angioplasty and stenting is a procedure to improve the blood flow in an artery or vein. The carotid artery is a large artery running along each side of your ...

Background Carotid web (CaW) is a risk factor for ischemic stroke, mainly in young patients with stroke of undetermined etiology. Its detection is challenging, especially among non-experienced ...

Background: Electrocardiogram (ECG) and carotid ultrasound (CUS) are important tools for the diagnosis and prediction of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study aimed to investigate the associations ...