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Abstract WP205: Association Between Bovine Aortic Arch Anatomy and Carotid Artery Stenosis

Stroke Journal

The bovine anatomical variation may alter the blood flow dynamics, potentially contributing to the formation and progression of carotid plaques. CTAs were reviewed to assess the carotid stenosis and the anatomy of the aortic arch. Among the 65 patients included, 47 (74.6%) were male, with a median age of 70 [IQR:65.0-76.0]

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Penumbra Launches Indigo System CAT RX Catheter in Europe to Address Acute Coronary Syndrome

DAIC

Now commercially available in Europe, CAT RX is designed to navigate tortuous coronary anatomy while maintaining sustained mechanical aspiration with the Penumbra ENGINE. Traditional modalities utilizing syringe aspiration suffer from diminished vacuum once fluid enters the system.

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Silk Road Medical Expands TCAR Portfolio with Launch of Tapered ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent System

DAIC

This launch expands upon the company’s prior ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent System, offering additional configurations to better tailor the Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) procedure to patient anatomy. The stent system was purpose-built for TCAR with a short delivery system for ergonomic and precise stent delivery.

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Chest pain, resolved. Does it need emergent cath lab activation (some controversy here)? And much much more.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

First hs troponin I returned 108 minutes after ED arrival and was normal : (12 ng/L) _ No "upstream" P2Y12 were given in the ED ("upstream" means "before the angiogram "defines" the coronary anatomy). Angiography : --Culprit for the patient's unstable angina/Wellen syndrome is a ruptured plaque in the mid LAD. --As

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Image Analysis Software for Cardiovascular Disease Assessment Gets 510(k) FDA Clearance

DAIC

tim.hodson Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:50 PHOTO CAPTION: The Elucid PlaqueIQ user interface is a fully interactive visualization of the patient’s coronary anatomy, showing specific plaque type and amount across various views to inform physician assessment of risk and patient-specific treatment pathway.

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An unusual query in Wellen’s syndrome ?

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

It is generally believed it is more of a mechanical plaque lesion. RCA and LCX Wellens do occur, making this entity’s perceived unique importance less certain 3. How common is thrombosis in the culprit artery of Wellen syndrome ? However by no means, we can say thrombosis do not occur. Is there a benign face of Wellen syndrome ?

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Abstract 191: Simulating Intracranial Stenosis: A Methodological Approach In An In?Vitro Neurovascular Model

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

We aimed to develop a 3D printed ICAD model including realistic features to provide an optimal simulation phantom for research and training purposes.MethodsStereolithography 3D printing technique was used to create a resin neurovascular model based on vascular anatomies extracted from anonymized CTA images.