Background The vertebral artery (VA) ostium (VAO) is a common stenosis site. Most patients with VAO stenosis refractory to medical treatment are treated endovascularly using stenting. To optimally ...

jhu.edu Background The association of physical activity with the development and progression of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores has not been studied. This study aimed to evaluate the prospective ...

Renal artery stenosis is the narrowing of one or both blood vessels to the kidneys. The renal arteries bring blood from the heart to the kidneys to help filter waste and remove excess bodily fluid.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an umbrella term used to describe a longstanding disease or condition that causes the progressive loss of kidney (renal) function. Symptoms vary, depending on the stage ...

Journal of Nuclear Medicine March 2025, jnumed.124.268411; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.124.268411 ...

The hypertensive index may predict the likelihood of kidney function improvement following renal revascularization for renal artery stenosis. The hypertensive index may distinguish which patients ...

Limited data exist on sex differences in guideline‐recommended statin therapy for secondary prevention after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG ... Fourth, other potential confounders, including ...

What is an ACA in a child? An anomalous coronary artery (ACA) is a heart defect. This is something your baby is born with (congenital). In ACA, the blood vessels that supply blood to your child’s ...

In recent years, Full Waveform Inversion (FWI) technology, as a high-resolution seismic imaging method constrained by wave equations, has been depicting the complex structures of the Earth’s ...

Acute coronary syndromes most commonly result as a consequence of the rupture of non-flow-limiting, high-risk coronary artery plaques. Advances in multimodality imaging have allowed the detailed ...

Abstract: Heart sound auscultation combined with deep learning is a common method for coronary artery disease (CAD) detection. However, current studies predominantly focus on improving network ...

In addition to the mean ICP numbers, the ICP waveform gives important information ... ACA: Anterior cerebral artery; ICA: Internal carotid artery; MCA: Middle cerebral artery; PCA: Posterior ...