Kauvery Hospital Alwarpet Performs Rare, High-Risk Vertebral Artery Stenting to Prevent Major Stroke

Kauvery Hospital Alwarpet has successfully performed a rare and technically complex neurovascular procedure to prevent a ...
Medical Device Network

Coronary plaque reimbursement presages CAD care evolution

Recent developments in reimbursement and insurer coverage for plaque analysis in the US are a step towards the evaluative ...
Ophthalmology Advisor

Flow-Diverting Stents Treat Carotid-Ophthalmic Aneurysms With Few Side Effects

Flow-diverting stents for carotid-ophthalmic aneurysms show a favorable retinal safety profile with only transient, asymptomatic changes observed.
Medscape

What CREST-2 Means for Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Management

CREST-2 may end routine CEA for asymptomatic carotid stenosis, but its message is nuanced, raising new questions about ...

For diabetic patients, novel angiography FFR imaging with glucose-lowering drug effectively protects the heart

A study led by the Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong ...
Heart

Sex differences in the prevalence and risk factors for aortic valve calcification in the general population

Background Aortic valve calcification (AVC) is a disease process driven by inflammation and lipid infiltration, serving as a ...
Case Western Reserve University

Middle/Anterior Cerebral Watershed Infarction - Case 3

A 78 year-old man presented with numerous, recurrent spells of transient loss of vision in the right eye. Otherwise, his neurological examination was normal. Watershed Infarction: (Left) Right Carotid ...
Investopedia

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM): What It Is and How It Works

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...