Selection of Patients for Carotid Endarterectomy versus Carotid Artery Stenting Ignacio Leal, Antonio Orgaz, Manuel Doblas and Enrique Criado Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has been shown to decrease the long-term risk…
Diabetes as a Risk Factor in Atherosclerotic Cerebrovascular Disease Tim Bodnar Diabetes mellitus (DM) has been described as an epidemic in progress. By 2050 its prevalence among adults in the…
Pathology of Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis Christopher K. Zarins and Chengpei Xu Atherosclerosis is associated with a number of well-recognized systemic risk factors such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension, cigarette smoking, and diabetes…
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Positron Emission Tomography in the Evaluation of Cerebrovascular Disease Andres Fajardo and Michael C. Dalsing The evolution of diagnostic tools available to study cerebrovascular disease has…
Computed Tomography in Cerebrovascular Disease Ramon Berguer Noncontrast computed tomography (CT) and CT angiography are the gold standards today to select symptomatic patients for surgical or interventional therapies of the…
