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 ...

Methods: We conducted a multicenter retrospective cohort study on consecutive cases of intracranial aneurysms treated with PED. Patients were divided into two groups based on the timing of DAPT ...

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

Branch atherosclerosis ... performed to rule out intracranial hemorrhage after admission. In addition, neck and head computed tomography angiography or magnetic resonance angiography was conducted to ...

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 ...