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Link Between Clonal Hematopoiesis and Stroke in Carotid Stenosis

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

About a fifth of all ischemic strokes are attributed to embolization of ruptured atherosclerotic plaque from carotid arterial stenosis. But it has been difficult to predict which person with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis is likely to progress to symptomatic carotid disease and stroke. J Am Coll Cardiol.

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Carotid plaque score and ischemic stroke risk stratification through a combination of B-mode and contrast-enhanced ultrasound in patients with low and intermediate carotid stenosis

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Objective The occurrence of ischemic stroke (IS) is closely related to the characteristics of carotid plaque (CP). Materials and methods This retrospective study evaluated 705 patients with low and intermediate carotid stenosis who underwent B-mode and CEUS from November 2021 to April 2023.

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William M. Feinberg Lecture: Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis: Current and Future Considerations

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Ahead of Print. Asymptomatic high-grade carotid stenosis is an important therapeutic target for stroke prevention. Advances in treatments against atherosclerosis have driven down the rates of stroke in patients managed without revascularization.

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Common Carotid Artery Stenosis Degree as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease in a General Population: The Suita Study

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundThe utility of screening for the degree of common carotid artery (CCA) stenosis as a predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a general population remains unclear.Methods and ResultsWe studied 4775 Japanese men and women whose CCA was measured using bilateral carotid ultrasonography at baseline (April 1994–August 2001).

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Abstract WP222: Basilar Artery Stenosis in Children With Moyamoya

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP222-AWP222, February 1, 2024. Introduction:Moyamoya is a progressive cerebrovascular disease characterized by stenosis of the cerebral arteries in the anterior circulation and less often the posterior circulation. At time of diagnosis 16 children (67%) had basilar artery stenosis.

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Stroke PROTECTion With SEntinel During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

American College of Cardiology

The goal of the PROTECTED TAVR trial was to evaluate the efficacy of intraprocedural cerebral embolic protection (CEP) in reducing strokes among patients undergoing transfemoral TAVR for aortic stenosis.

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The correlation between severe asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis and severe multi-organ dysfunction after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

In addition, severe ACAS was related to an increased rate of 30-day postoperative major adverse cardiovascular and cerebral events (MACCEs), including a 30-day postoperative stroke. Also, severe ACAS may be independently associated with 30-day postoperative stroke (OR, 2.83, 95% CI 1.03–7.75, 14.30, p < 0.0001) after OPCAB.