Internal Carotid Artery Occlusive Disease Presented with Visual Disturbance: A Retrospective Study

Visual Disturbance and Carotid Artery Disease

Non-invasive carotid artery testing was performed on 500 consecutive patients with visual disturbances not related to local ophthalmic pathology to determine the extent of carotid artery disease, particularly in patients with symptoms not typical of amaurosis fugax. Three hundred eighty six patients (77.2%) had an abnormal study. However, the incidence of hemodynamkaHy significant lesions was o...

Visual Disturbance and Carotid Artery Disease

Non-invasive carotid artery testing was performed on 500 consecutive patients with visual disturbances not related to local ophthalmic pathology to determine the extent of carotid artery disease, particularly in patients with symptoms not typical of amaurosis fugax. Three hundred eighty six patients (77.2%) had an abnormal study. However, the incidence of hemodynamkaHy significant lesions was o...

Carotid artery occlusive disease

• Stroke is the third most common cause of death following cardiovascular disease and cancer and is the most common cause of neurological disability. 70-85% of stroke is ischemic and 20-30% is due to atherosclerosis of CCA. • Pathogenesis: endothelial injury or dysfunction-platelet aggregation and inward migration of mononuclear cells and lymphocytes-release of growth factors-migration and prol...

A Penetrating Pellet Jeopardizing Internal Carotid Artery

Hemodynamics of carotid artery atherosclerotic occlusive disease.

Hemodynamic mechanisms for the initiation and progression of carotid bifurcation atherosclerotic occlusive disease have been extensively researched during the past few decades. Attention has focused on the carotid bulb, or sinus, where most atherosclerotic plaques are found. Herein, the authors review the seminal works that have led to an understanding of not only complex local hemodynamics but...