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"... MRI plaque imaging reveals high-risk carotid plaques especially in diabetic patients ..."
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MRI plaque imaging reveals high-risk carotid plaques especially in diabetic patients
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"... Carotid stenosis severity is widely used as an imaging marker for stroke risk, with the degree of stenosis used as a key inclusion criterion in several multicenter, large ran-domized trials of surgery versus medical treatment of carotid atherosclerotic disease.1,2 However, recent evidence suggests t ..."
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risk with advances in medical therapy during the past 2 decades, there has been increasing interest in investigating markers of plaque vul-nerability to aid in selecting high-risk patients.6 However, MRI of plaque composition is a relatively new technique and individual studies have generally been
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"... 1Carotid stenosis severity is widely used as an imaging marker for stroke risk, with the degree of stenosis used as a key inclusion criterion in several multicenter, large ran-domized trials of surgery versus medical treatment of carotid atherosclerotic disease.1,2 However, recent evidence suggests ..."
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risk with advances in medical therapy during the past 2 decades, there has been increasing interest in investigating markers of plaque vul-nerability to aid in selecting high-risk patients.6 However, MRI of plaque composition is a relatively new technique and individual studies have generally been
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"... Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is defined as atherosclerotic lesions affecting large intracranial arteries at the base of the brain, including the intracra-nial carotid artery (ICA), middle cerebral artery (MCA), and basilar artery, etc. ICAD was once known as one of the most common sub ..."
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subtype of strokes worldwide, especially in Asians and Hispanics [1-3]. However, ICAD has received less attention due to a focus on the more accessible extracranial carotid artery occlusive disease in the West. A study that showed a strikingly high prevalence of both intracranial plaque and intracranial
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"... 128 ALBUQUERQUE, LC ET AL -Vulnerability of atherosclerotic carotid disease: from laboratory to operating room -Part 1 Braz J Cardiovasc Surg 2006; 21(2): 127-135 INTRODUCTION Cerebrovascular obstructive disease (COD) is currently a priority for public healthcare in developed countries, due to i ..."
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primary prevention of high risk subgroups and prevention of recurrent events. However, studies testing laboratorial or imaging methods that are potentially able to detect instability of the carotid plaque and its susceptibility to clinical events prior to established infarction, may also contribute
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"... This report focuses on the evidence about the health.consequences of smoking for women, and is intended to serve.the public health and medical communities as 'a unified source of existing scientific research. The major issues about tobacco use and women's health are examined, including tre ..."
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, interactions, food constituents, and responses to,diagnostic tests. The psychosocial and behavioraj. aspects, of smoking in women are discussed, along with the docffiented increases in- the risk of contracting lung cancer, heart,disease, or lung disease. The harmful effects of pregnant mothers smoking
