A major medical breakthrough was recently accomplished at the Interventional Radiology (IR) division of Dr. Babasaheb ...

Observational studies at the SCAI meeting favored the dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) over ...

carotid bifurcation is a minimum of 5 cm above the clavicle as measured by duplex Doppler ultrasound or computerized axial tomography angiography or magnetic resonance angiography Boston Scientific ...

Acute ischemic stroke is a leading global cause of death and disability. Intravenous thrombolysis was the first acute treatment developed for ischemic strokes. First with alteplase and now with ...

Neuroimaging techniques, such as magnetic resonance angiography and perfusion-weighted imaging–diffusion-weighted imaging maps, and newer-generation multidetector computed tomography (CT ...

The most effective treatment for carotid artery stenosis is carotid endarterectomy (CEA). To date, randomized trials of this procedure versus best medical care have excluded patients aged 80 years ...

Since publication of the landmark trials of carotid revascularisation several decades ago, the risks associated with carotid revascularisation have fallen, because surgical techniques and ...

This article was originally posted Dec. 8, 2014. It has been updated. There are many things in medicine that are merely a matter of preference or style. How to check a patient’s pulse is not one ...

This case shows prominent atherosclerosis mainly in the internal carotid artery, vertebral artery, basilar artery, left middle cerebral artery, and posterior cerebral artery. Macrophages(mean±SD), % 0 ...

Background It is debated whether endovascular treatment is indicated for a symptomatic chronically occluded internal carotid artery (COICA). Objective To assess outcomes after endovascular treatment ...