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Objective: Cerebral infarction (CI) is a prevalent and frequently occurring condition. However, the association between expansive remodeling in the carotid artery system and CI is still uncertain. This study aims to investigate the significance of the carotid artery system and aortic arch (AA) remodeling for the prevention and treatment of CI.
Methods: We collected data from 821 patients who underwent computed tomography angiography at our hospital, performed statistical analysis, and compared it with various clinical data.
Results: We found that the diameters and detection rates of the common carotid artery (CCA), internal carotid artery (ICA), carotid bifurcation, and AA were significantly greater in the CI group than in the without CI group ( P <0.05). The number of carotid sinus plaque (CSP) and the length of aortic arch plaque (AAP) were considered to be 2 important factors in predicting CCA remodeling. Moreover, the thickness of AAP was considered to be an important factor in predicting AA remodeling.
Conclusions: Patients with CI exhibited a significant increase in the diameter of the carotid system and AA, which correlated with certain features of arterial plaque. Hence, early detection of arterial plaques, along with interventions to delay or potentially reverse expansive arterial remodeling, may be effective in preventing and treating CI.
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Oral Radiol
September 2025
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Meşelik Campus, Büyükdere Neighborhood, Prof. Dr. Nabi Avcı Boulevard No:4, Odunpazarı, Eskişehir, 26040, Turkey.
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Methods: In this study, 30,883 panoramic radiographs were scanned.
Physiol Rep
September 2025
Department of Human Physiology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA.
We evaluated the systemic cardiovascular and carotid baroreflex support of arterial pressure during recovery from whole-body, passive heating in young and older adults. Supine mean arterial pressure (MAP), cardiac output (Q; acetylene washin), systemic vascular conductance (SVC), heart rate (HR), and stroke volume (SV) were evaluated in 16 young (8F, 18-29 years) and nine older (6F, 61-73 years) adults at normothermic baseline and for 60-min passive heating and 120-min normothermic recovery. Externally applied neck pressure was used to evaluate HR, brachial vascular conductance, and MAP responses to carotid baroreceptor unloading.
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Center for Physical Activity Research, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Settsu, Japan.
This study investigated the association between parameters derived from bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy (BIS) and arterial stiffness, as measured using carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) pulse wave velocities. Data from 292 Japanese adults were analyzed. BIS was used to assess the phase angle (PhA), extracellular water to intracellular water ratio (ECW/ICW), and body cell mass-to-free fat mass ratio (BCM/FFM).
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Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands. Electronic address:
Objective: The current selection of patients for carotid revascularisation is mainly based on neurological symptoms and the degree of carotid artery stenosis. Individualised MRI based PRediction scOre using plaque Vulnerability for symptomatic carotid artEry disease patients (IMPROVE) can identify high risk patients who may benefit from carotid revascularisation, based on intraplaque haemorrhage, stenosis severity, cerebral symptoms, sex, and age. For use in clinical trials and eventual practice, the decision rule must be acceptable to clinicians.
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
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