Patients in the endovascular therapy group achieved greater functional outcomes at 90 days. 2. Endovascular therapy resulted in significantly decreased disability and overall mortality. Evidence ...

Background: Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is an important cause of stroke in the young. It can present nonspecifically and may be misdiagnosed with adverse consequences. We assessed the ...

distal basilar artery: 22.4% vs 24.8%; and vertebral artery-V4 segment: 29.2% vs 29.4%, p=0.016). No statistical differences were detected across remaining baseline characteristics between the two ...

Migraine with brainstem aura or MBA (formerly known as basilar migraines) are headaches that start in the lower part of the brain, called the brainstem. They cause symptoms such as dizziness ...

Data are amassing to support the use of percutaneous angioplasty and stent placement of symptomatic vertebral artery disease. Although it may be a relatively safe and effective approach that ...

Stents and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) treat blocked arteries and coronary artery disease (CAD). Stents are a less invasive option, while CABG is a major surgery. Your healthcare provider ...

Over 3,500 major leg amputations were performed by vascular surgeons in the UK in 2023. Peripheral artery disease is the leading cause of amputations nowadays. Narrowings and blockages in the leg ...

An artery that temporarily runs down the center of our forearms while we're still in the womb isn't vanishing as often as it used to, according to a study published in 2020 from researchers at ...

Coronary artery bypass surgery is a procedure to treat coronary heart disease. There are various types, including multiple bypass and minimally invasive. The medical name for coronary artery or ...

Contralateral vertebral artery harbors a healthy caliber that provide normal flow into the vertebrobasilar system. Immediate right vertebral artery deconstruction was performed. Final control ...

NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Colonial Pipeline's main U.S. gasoline artery is expected to remain ... on the more than 5,500-mile Colonial system, was shut on Monday night after Colonial received ...