Carotid Disease & Stroke
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White and black patients have similar rates of giant cell arteritis
A new study with a larger sample size of black individuals puts previous findings into question.
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Carotid ultrasound may aid cardiovascular risk stratification of patients with psoriatic disease
The study suggests that bedside ultrasound could be a valuable augmentation to traditional risk stratification in these patients.
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Alirocumab gains indication to reduce cardiovascular risks
Supplemental biologics license application includes risk reduction of major cardiovascular events.
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Deep sleep decreases, Alzheimer’s increases
There is reassuring data on pregnancy outcomes for women with atopic dermatitis.
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In Medicare population, carotid revascularization has declined
NEW YORK – In older patients, the rate and number of carotid endarterectomies and stenting procedures declined substantially during 1999-2014,...
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Redo carotid endarterectomy is more risky than previously estimated
Real-world outcomes find complications associated with redo carotid endarterectomy are greater than that previously reported in single-center...
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Healthier lifestyle in midlife women reduces subclinical carotid atherosclerosis
Menopausal women who choose a healthier lifestyle – particularly not smoking – have less subclinical carotid atherosclerosis.
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Open AAA repair mortality rates doubled for very-low-volume surgeons
NEW YORK – When surgeons perform less than one open AAA repair or one carotid endarterectomy per year, the risk of bad outcomes increases markedly...
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Young adults with hypertension may be at higher CVD risk
Disagreement over the ACC/AHA blood pressure guidelines threatens to distract from their potential benefits.
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Vascular ultrasound reasonable for first-line imaging of large-vessel GCA
CHICAGO –