Stroke

New Stroke VTE Safety Recommendations: Four Key Steps to Better Health Outcomes

03/27/2015

Mark J. Alberts, MD¹; Laurie Paletz, BSN, PHN, RN-BC²; Michael Wong, JD³

¹Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, UT Southwestern Medical Center; ²Stroke Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; ³Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety

Mark J. Alberts, MD1; Laurie Paletz, ...

New Stroke VTE Safety Recommendations provide 4 key steps to help prevent deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in stroke patients.

New Stroke VTE Safety...

03/27/2015

Vascular Disease Management

Cryptogenic Stroke with Patent Foramen Ovale and May-Thurner Syndrome

09/02/2014

Frank Amico, DO, Harit Desai, DO, Vincent Varghese, DO, and Jon C. George, MD, Division of Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Medicine, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey

Frank Amico, DO, Harit Desai, DO, Vin...

A 53-year old female with a past medical history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, asthma, and previous transient ischemic attack (TIA) was transferred to our institution following an embolic cerebrovascular accident (CVA) requiring systemic...

A 53-year old female with a past...

09/02/2014

Cath Lab Digest

Review

Stroke Following Open and Endovascular Thoracic Aortic Repair

02/08/2013

Oliver T. Lyons, MBBS, BSc, MRCS

Vascular Unit, King’s Health Partners, Academic Department of Surgery, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Oliver T. Lyons, MBBS, BSc, MRCS Vas...

The cause of stroke following endovascular aortic interventions has been inadequately studied. The authors discuss indications for left subclavian revascularization prior to deliberate coverage in endovascular repair.

The cause of stroke following...

02/08/2013

Vascular Disease Management

Original Research

Carotid Endarterectomy Under Local Anesthesia: An Alternative Treatment for Carotid Stenosis

11/05/2012

Elias Kfoury, MD

Department of Surgery, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia

Elias Kfoury, MD Department of Su...

Carotid artery stenosis accounts for approximately 10% of all ischemic strokes, causing significant morbidity and mortality. Historically the standard of care for surgical candidates for carotid stenosis was carotid endarterectomy,...

Carotid artery stenosis accounts...

11/05/2012

Vascular Disease Management

Case Series

A Case Series of Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound in Carotid Artery Stenting

08/03/2011

Brion M. Winston, MD

We retrospectively assessed the association of plaque type, digital subtraction angiography, patient characteristics, and incidence of periprocedural myocardial infarction, death, and transient ischemic attack/stroke.

We retrospectively assessed the...

08/03/2011

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

The Inflammatory Component of Carotid Atherosclerosis: A Case Report

09/05/2008

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States with an annual incidence of 700,000, resulting in 150,000 deaths. Extracranial atherosclerotic disease of the carotid arteries and aortic arch vessels account for more than 50%...

Stroke is the third leading...

09/05/2008

Vascular Disease Management