From Imaging to Therapy in Carotid Artery Stenosis: from the Surgical Point of View
| Autor: | J. F. Toole, K. Bettermann |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Carotid arteries medicine.medical_treatment Carotid endarterectomy Branching points medicine.disease Cerebral circulation Stenosis Ophthalmic artery medicine.artery Internal medicine Atheromatous Plaques Cardiology medicine Carotid bifurcation Radiology business |
| Zdroj: | Imaging of Carotid Artery Stenosis ISBN: 9783211323328 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-211-32509-4_13 |
| Popis: | Ischemic stroke results from a multitude of causes but more than 30% are due to atherosclerosis of arteries providing blood to the brain. More than 67% of all atherosclerotic carotid lesions are located in the extracranial cerebral circulation with 38% percent of those being found in the region of the carotid bifurcation [9], [38]. Atheromatous plaques in the bifurcation occur frequently as flow characteristics of blood are altered at arterial branching points causing turbulence and shear stress [74]. Less common locations are in the carotid siphon, at the origin of the ophthalmic artery or in both locations (tandem lesions). |
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