variation of the branches of the external carotid artery (eca) is well known, but it is extremely rare for the occipital artery (oa) to arise from the internal carotid artery (ica). a 87-year-old man was found to have this anatomical variation on the right side by threedimensional computed tomography angiography for vascular mapping of the carotid arteries before superselective intra-arterial c...

a 4-month-old boy was admitted to our hospital following an unsuccessful attempt at interventional repair of aortic coarctation via the right carotid artery, which seemed to have given rise to the formation and growth of a cervical mass overlying the entry site. despite the initial anticipation of difficulty during intubation due to the pressure effect of the mass, anesthesia progressed unevent...

background: radial movement of the arterial wall is a well-known indicator of the mechanical properties of arteries in arterial disease examinations. in the present study, two different motion estimation methods, based on the block-matching and maximum-gradient algorithms, were examined to extract the radial displacement of the carotid artery wall. methods: each program was separately implement...

aortic dissection begins with the formation of a tear in the aortic intima, and it directly exposes an underlying diseased medial layer to the driving force of the intraluminal blood. this blood penetrates the diseased medial layer and cleaves the media longitudinally, thereby dissecting the aortic wall. herein, we report the case of a 38-year-old woman, who presented with chest pain and dyspne...

conclusions the present study was the first research, in which rectum temperature was compared with that of skin over carotid artery, to find a safe location with easier access and higher accuracy for estimating near core body temperature. results obtained in this study showed that, using a model, it is possible to evaluate near core body temperature in children, by measuring skin temperature o...

background: pregnant women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus are at increased risk of progressive carotid artery disorders. the current study evaluated carotid intima-media thickness (imt) in pregnant women with gestational diabetes at two time points of mid-term and full-term pregnancy to determine whether gestational diabetes mellitus causes increased imt. methods: this cross-sectio...

background diabetes mellitus is a widespread disease. its vascular complications can be characterized by arteriosclerosis formation in carotid arteries. due to its delayed diagnosis resulting in more complications in iran, it seems that screening diabetic patients is mandatory. objectives the aim of this study was to compare the intima-media thickness (imt) of carotid artery in diabetic and non...

background: the incidence of stroke after coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg) is between 0.9% and 6.7%, which significantly increases in-hospital and out-hospital costs. this study was designed to evaluate the prevalence of significant carotid stenosis and its risk factors in cabg. methods: in total, 2044 consecutive patients undergoing elective cabg were investigated through a pre-operative...