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Abstract WP205: Association Between Bovine Aortic Arch Anatomy and Carotid Artery Stenosis

Stroke Journal

CTAs were reviewed to assess the carotid stenosis and the anatomy of the aortic arch. Unlimited propensity score matching was performed to balance baseline characteristics between patients with bovine and normal anatomies. Among the 65 patients included, 47 (74.6%) were male, with a median age of 70 [IQR:65.0-76.0]

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The Bizarre History of the Human Heart

Med Page Today

Mike" on social media -- gives a history lesson on the heart, including cultural depictions and the evolution of our understanding of anatomy. (MedPage Today) -- In this video, Mikhail Varshavski, DO -- who goes by "Dr. Following is a.

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Functional Cerebral Venous Anatomy: A Perspective on Venous Collaterals Part II, Infratentorial Venous System

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

Knowledge of the functional venous anatomy of the posterior fossa is becoming increasingly important in neurointerventional procedures. This review describes posterior fossa venous development and the functional venous anatomy of the posterior fossa, mainly the veins of the brainstem, cerebellum, and the emissary veins.

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Does Atrial Septal Anatomy Still Matter in the Etiological Evaluation of Ischemic Stroke Beyond the Age of 60?

Journal of the American Heart Association

We assessed the relationships between detailed atrial septal anatomy and the cryptogenic nature of stroke in this population.Methods and ResultsWe reviewed all patients aged 60 to 80 years admitted to our stroke center for ischemic stroke who underwent contrast echocardiography between 2016 and 2021. versus 17.5%;P<0.0001).

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Advanced heart model can provide patient-specific simulations

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

This new model, grounded in realistic mathematical descriptions of the heart's anatomy and physiology, successfully captures normal heart function and can predict how the heart responds to different levels of blood flow.

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Novel cryoballoon technology for atrial fibrillation ablation: Impact of pulmonary vein variant anatomy, cooling characteristics, and 1-year outcome from the CHARISMA registry

HeartRhythm

No data have been reported on cooling characteristics and the impact of variant pulmonary vein (PV) anatomy on atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrences after POLARx cryoballoon (CB) ablation.

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Bicuspid Anatomy: Wrench Thrown in TAVR for Younger, Low-Risk Patients?

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- PARIS -- Patients with questionable suitability for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in fact fared worse in the short term after the catheter-based procedure than after surgery, the NOTION-2 randomized trial showed.

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