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Superior Mesenteric Artery - Articles
Carotid Artery Stenting vs Carotid Artery Surgery: Is there a Difference?
by
Heartstrong
Posted
Thu 29 Apr 2010 4:26am
If you have a carotid stenosis you could be at an increased risk for a stroke. Carotid artery surgery (carotid endarterectomy) has been the treatment of choice for many years. Carotid artery stenting is a less invasive option. But for many years a controversy has existed – which is the better treatment? Carotid Endarterectomy or Carotid
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Intra-arterial chemotherapy of brain cancers
by
Mark Levin
Posted
Wed 01 Sep 2010 7:23am
or bradykinin analogs demonstrated no superiority of intra-arterial chemotherapy over its intravenous counterpart . It concluded that although the incidence of serious neurotoxicity... gliomas. Intra-arterial drug injection after selective catheterization of cerebral arteries has been performed in some small clinical trials in order to achieve higher drug
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Carotid Artery Stenting Can Prevent Strokes
by
Heartstrong
Posted
Sun 16 Aug 2009 10:52pm
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trials performed over the past twenty years have demonstrated the superiority of carotid artery surgery over medical therapy (medications) in preventing ischemic strokes... are caused by a significant carotid artery (neck artery leading up to the brain) stenosis (narrowing). The primary cause of ischemic strokes is the development of plaque (cholesterol
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Surgery Better Than Angioplasty for Narrowed Neck Artery
by
Dr. Syed L.
Posted
Sat 29 Aug 2009 10:04pm
Carotid surgery is not a major operation, because the artery is close to the surface of the neck. It sometimes is done under local anesthesia. The surgeon clamps the artery shut and cuts fatty deposits from its wall.
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Surgery Better Than Angioplasty for Narrowed Neck Artery
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Feminal Artery
by
Vanessa R.
Posted
Thu 22 Apr 2010 5:14am
Event posters for the ‘ The Feminal Artery’ , a female centered art show in Calgary that I co-planned.
Poster Credit goes to my friend Nicole Bruce!
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