Cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with atherosclerotic cardiovascular ...

Ischemic stroke remains one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability worldwide, with narrowing of the carotid artery due to atherosclerosis contributing to up to 30% of all cases.

Intracranial FF is also a valuable hemodynamic index to assess the severity of narrowing in intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS). This study aims to investigate the predictive value of FF in ...

Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD ... with greater risk in patients with high-grade stenosis (70–99%). Transcranial Doppler, transcranial color-coded sonography, magnetic resonance ...

The Stroke Outcomes and Neuroimaging of Intracranial Atherosclerosis (SONIA) trial compared TCD, MRA and CTA with catheter angiography for the detection of intracranial, large-artery stenosis (50 ...

The timing of aortic valve replacement (AVR) in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis has been debated for several decades. Based on observational data and expert opinion, international ...

(4) Patients with non-atherosclerotic causes ... and a 1.5 or 2.0 mm intracranial balloon was used for pre-dilation of the occlusion. If there was no elastic recoil or vascular dissection at the ...

Intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis is a leading cause of stroke with a significant risk of recurrent ischemic events despite aggressive medical management. The longstanding benefits of percutaneous ...

1 Physicians participating in the study noted that the Monopoint system successfully navigated tortuous patient anatomy and crossed the stenosis, offering improved ... to enable successful stent ...