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Filter by:Stroke is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Stenotic carotid arteries can lead to stroke if the cause of the stenosis is a vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque. Recent studies reveal that if a patient has a plaque in the carotid artery it is highly probable that he/she will develop plaques in other superficial arteries like the femoral artery. Currently, duplex ultrasound is used to determine the grade of stenosis and is the main criterion for intervention (endarterectomy) planning. However, the stability, or instability of the plaque cannot be determined non-invasively. Photoacoustics is a novel, non-invasive imaging modality that uses pulsed laser light to generate laser induced ultrasound in the absorbing region of the tissue. Photoacoustic imaging provides optical contrast of biological tissue chromophores with an acoustic resolution and imaging depth, which is promising for visualization of plaque composition. The advantage of photoacoustics is the use of multiple wavelengths, since different tissues respond differently to different wavelengths. Hence, non-invasive, in vivo, morphology assessment is a future application of this new modality that would improve diagnosis and clinical decision making. The drawback is the limited penetration depth of the laser light and the signals generated by surrounding tissue. A new, integrated photoacoustic device has been developed that meets all safety requirements and has an improved penetration depth, suitable for imaging of carotid arteries with the aim to distinguish between plaques with different morphology.
A prospective, multicenter single-arm, open label study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Neuroguard IEP System for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis in subjects at elevated risk for adverse events following carotid endarterectomy (CEA).
Ischemic strokes account for more than 80% of strokes. Ischemic strokes are caused by the occlusion of an intracranial artery by a thrombus, responsible for tissue ischemia related to a decrease in local cerebral blood flow (CBS). Thus, the management of patients with Ischemic strokes is based on the preservation of an area that maintains sufficient intracranial hemodynamics (IH) and achieves the fastest possible recanalization. The impact of the patient's position (supine or seated position) on the IH in the event of narrowing or occlusion of an artery is poorly assessed but may be of particular importance. In practice, variations in blood flow according to the positioning of the patient's body can be measured using a transcranial Doppler. It is a simple, non-invasive and painless examination that provides the patient's bed with data on the intracerebral hemodynamic profile of patients. This study was implemented because there are no studies known to us that evaluate the effect of verticalization on intracerebral hemodynamics based on the presence of upstream arterial stenosis or occlusion and other multimodal evaluation data in transcranial Doppler.
The aim of the work is to; elucidate how the presence of carotid stenosis influence the pattern of stroke and also how it interact with other risk factors for stroke. Also identify predictors of intracranial stenosis and outcome in patients with carotid stenosis with or without intracranial stenosis.
The Neuroguard IEP System is a 3-in-1 carotid stent delivery system consisting of an angioplasty balloon, an integrated embolic protection device and a nitinol self-expanding stent loaded over the balloon and constrained by an outer sheath. The PERFORMANCE I study is a multi-center, prospective, single arm open label study to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the Neuroguard IEP System for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis. The primary endpoint will be the proportion of patients with Major Adverse Events (MAE) reported within 30 days from the index procedure. The primary objective of the PERFORMANCE I study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the Neuroguard IEP Carotid Stent System when used in patients with clinically significant carotid artery stenosis requiring revascularization.
Both abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and carotid artery stenosis (CAS) are frequent clinical entities, with major morbidity and mortality. This project obtains robust data on the prevalence of AAA and CAS in the Brussels Capital Region. Using duplex ultrasound, a low invasive examination, we want to obtain information on a vast sample of men and women of the Brussels capital region, starting at the age of 60. With these data we can have a far better view on the Belgian situation of these two main vascular clinical entities. The data can provide insights on if, and how, Belgian public health policy can be improved concerning AAA and CAS.
patients undergoing carotid stenting take dual anti platelet therapy to prevent thrombotic complications usually used drugs are aspirin plus clopidogrel but there are patients not respond so ticagrelor may be an effective and safe alternative
While 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has been used as an early marker of drug efficacy in numerous clinical cardiovascular drug trials, as a glucose analog, its signal in the vasculature lacks inflammatory cell-specificity. Moreover, high background 18F-FDG signals from the myocardium often preclude coronary artery imaging, despite attempts to suppress myocardial tracer uptake by dietary manipulation. These limitations of 18F-FDG for measuring changes in vascular inflammation arising from drug intervention highlight important unmet needs, which might be overcome by using a somatostatin receptor subtype-2 (SST2) PET tracer.
Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States and around the world. The goal of this work is to develop and test a noninvasive ultrasound-based imaging technology to better identify patients at high risk of stroke so that appropriate and timely intervention may be administered to prevent it.
The purpose of this study is to determine the accuracy of a new non-invasive device, the Carotid Stenotic Scan (CSS), to check for stenosis of the internal carotid artery (ICA) as compared to a carotid duplex ultrasound study.