• Plaque deposition both physically narrows an artery and impairs the function of endothelial cells, potentiating their production of vasoconstrictive chemicals to constrict the arterial lumen. (wikipedia.org)
  • Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) results from the stenosis of coronary arteries by an atherosclerotic plaque. (wikipedia.org)
  • Peripheral pulses were absent distal to left femoral artery, and there were no signs of ischemia of the lower limb. (cdc.gov)
  • A murmur was heard over the left femoral artery. (cdc.gov)
  • From 2010 to 2014, participants had assessments to determine 30-year Framingham cardiovascular risk scores , coronary artery calcification imaging, and 3D vascular ultrasound carotid and femoral artery atherosclerotic plaque measurements. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Mean carotid and femoral artery plaque burdens were 4 and 46 mm 3 , respectively. (medpagetoday.com)
  • The common femoral artery is a continuation of the external iliac artery, beginning just under the middle of the inguinal ligament. (medscape.com)
  • Approximately 2.5-5.0 cm distal to the inguinal ligament, the common femoral artery divides into the deep femoral (profunda femoris) artery, usually arising in the posterolateral position, and the superficial femoral artery. (medscape.com)
  • The deep femoral artery gives rise to several very proximal branches that tend to maintain patency even in persons with extensive atherosclerotic disease, thus providing the major source of collateral circulation around an occluded superficial femoral artery. (medscape.com)
  • The term superficial femoral artery is somewhat of a misnomer, in that it is superficial for only a few inches until it courses under the sartorius and into the aponeurotic covering of the adductor (Hunter) canal. (medscape.com)
  • When the superficial femoral artery emerges anterior to the adductor magnus, it becomes the popliteal artery. (medscape.com)
  • On the ultrasound examination, a high jet velocity arterio-venous fistula (AVF) was noted between the proximal superficial femoral artery and the distal common femoral vein. (abcvascular.com)
  • The presence of the AVF tends to reduce the peripheral arterial resistance within the artery connected to the vein and, therefore, it is often possible to note a monophasic arterial waveform proximally to the AVF rather than triphasic as is normally observed in the femoral arteries. (abcvascular.com)
  • In this case the Doppler waveform recorded in the superficial femoral artery proximally to the AVF is triphasic, however, a more pronounced diastolic phase is noted. (abcvascular.com)
  • In Lr11-/- mice, femoral artery intimal thickness after cuff placement was decreased, and Ang II-stimulated migration and attachment of SMCs from these mice were largely abolished. (jci.org)
  • KAIZEN is a prospective, single-arm, multi-center study aimed at evaluating the safety and efficacy of the company's Diamondback 360 Peripheral OAS in the treatment of de novo symptomatic calcified occlusive atherosclerotic lesions in the superficial femoral artery and popliteal artery. (delveinsight.com)
  • The Diamondback 360 Peripheral OAS is used for the treatment of calcified plaque in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). (delveinsight.com)
  • The most common localization of the thrombotic cap of the peripheral artery is the superficial femoral artery [2-4]. (biomedres.us)
  • We estimated that the artery media temperature was raised to around 60 °C in which plaque thickness was below 0.8 mm by a thermal conduction calculation. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Superficial femoral artery stenosis causing claudication. (medscape.com)
  • Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of superficial femoral artery stenosis, performed with a long balloon via a contralateral femoral approach. (medscape.com)
  • The mean femoral artery IMT was significantly more elevated (1.4 ± 0.63 mm) than the carotid artery IMT (1.0 ± 0.62 mm) in cases (P = 0.01). (iranjd.ir)
  • Ultrasonographic screening of femoral artery IMT enhances the early discernment of subclinical atherosclerosis when compared with carotid artery IMT. (iranjd.ir)
  • The hypothesis of the initiating process starting in the wall of the artery and the injury healing cycle in a vulnerable site providing the ongoing stimulus that perpetuates the formation of the atherosclerotic plaques deserves investigation. (hindawi.com)
  • Atherosclerosis refers to the buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on your artery walls (plaque), which can restrict blood flow. (amazingwholeness.com)
  • Femoropopliteal artery (FPA), characterized by a unique extension and curvature, is often affected by atherosclerotic occlusive diseases, such as peripheral artery disease (PAD). (polito.it)
  • Impact of Calcified Plaque Volume on Technical and 3-Year Outcomes After Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR). (rochester.edu)
  • He next threads a guide wire into the femoral artery until it reaches the aneurysm. (rsv-nellingen.de)
  • In 3 of the 16 patients (18.8%), DUS revealed cludes at least vascular physical examination with femoral right iliac artery stenosis requiring a modification in the artery palpation. (health-abstracts.com)
  • In atherosclerosis, the inner endothelial layer of arteries is stiffened by the deposition of an atheromatous plaque. (wikipedia.org)
  • This article reviews chronic infrainguinal atherosclerotic arterial occlusive disease caused by atherosclerosis involving the femoral, popliteal, or infrapopliteal arteries. (medscape.com)
  • The pre-op ultrasound examination of the femoral arteries was normal. (abcvascular.com)
  • Medial-to-intimal migration of SMCs is critical to atherosclerotic plaque formation and remodeling of injured arteries. (jci.org)
  • All underwent ultrasound to assess to number and thickness of atherosclerotic plaques in the carotid and femoral arteries and aorta. (pace-cme.org)
  • When subjects in the highest versus lowest quartiles for aMED scores were compared, there was a 40% reduction in the presence of plaques, notably in the femoral arteries (P=0.045). (pace-cme.org)
  • This association was strongest in individuals who were smokers with a 61% (P=0.001) reduction in the presence of plaques in the femoral arteries. (pace-cme.org)
  • We performed ex vivo short-duration heating dilatation in the cadaver atherosclerotic femoral arteries (initial percent diameter stenosis was 36-98%), with the maximum balloon temperature of 65±5 °C, laser irradiation duration of 25 s, and balloon dilatation pressure of 3.5 atm. (elsevierpure.com)
  • The atherosclerotic process may gradually progress to complete occlusion of medium-sized and large arteries. (medscape.com)
  • Lower extremities are evaluated over the femoral, popliteal, dorsalis pedis, and posterior tibial arteries. (medscape.com)
  • It was found to have a weak predictive value, and so the femoral arteries have now been contemplated. (iranjd.ir)
  • This study aims to determine subclinical atherosclerosis occurrence by evaluating the femoral and carotid arteries' intima-media thickness (IMT) by ultrasonography in patients with psoriasis. (iranjd.ir)
  • Femoral & carotid arteries were assessed for IMT by ultrasonography. (iranjd.ir)
  • The present study aims to evaluate the IMT of the femoral and carotid arteries by ultrasonography in cases of psoriasis, thereby examining the existence of subclinical atherosclerosis. (iranjd.ir)
  • Infiltration of microvessels into the media, intima, and plaques originates primarily from proliferating vasa vasorum (the microvessels supplying the major arteries). (hindawi.com)
  • Atherosclerosis is the pathological process in the coronary arteries, cerebral arteries, iliac and femoral arteries, and aorta that is responsible for coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). (amazingwholeness.com)
  • PAD peripheral arterial disease usually caused by atherosclerotic(hardening of the arteries) leading to arterial narrowing(stenosis) or occlusion. (richardriccamd.com)
  • In the carotid arteries this can lead to strokes/TIA due to embolization of the plaque. (richardriccamd.com)
  • Cholesterol and fatty materials remain inside the lumen of arteries and form plaques. (ac.ir)
  • DUS of aortic, iliac and femoral arteries. (health-abstracts.com)
  • Aims and methods: The aim of this study was to compare metabolic profiles of plasma and plaques from patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis undergoing endarterectomy, plasma and plaques from patients with symptomatic femoral stenosis, and plasma from patients without carotid or femoral disease (control). (whiterose.ac.uk)
  • Because lower-extremity atherosclerosis is a marker for systemic atherosclerotic disease, these patients have significant systemic morbidities. (medscape.com)
  • The term atherosclerosis is derived from the Greek "athero," meaning gruel, or wax, corresponding to the necrotic core area at the base of the atherosclerotic plaque, and "sclerosis" for hardening, or induration, referring to the fibrous cap of the plaque's luminal edge. (medscape.com)
  • The etiology of atherosclerosis is unknown, but there are multiple factors that contribute to atherosclerotic plaque progression. (medscape.com)
  • At the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) in Praque, Dr Rocio Mateo Gallego (Hospital U. Miguel Servet, IIS Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain) presented that a greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet led to fewer atherosclerotic plaques, a measure of subclinical cardiovascular disease in individuals without a history of heart attack or stroke. (pace-cme.org)
  • Identification of children who are at risk for atherosclerosis may allow early intervention to decrease the atherosclerotic process, preventing or delaying cardiovascular diseases (CVD), such as myocardial infarction, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease. (amazingwholeness.com)
  • Although the histopathology of intracranial atherosclerotic disease resembles extracranial atherosclerosis, there are some notable differences in the onset and severity of atherosclerosis. (j-stroke.org)
  • Among the 84 patients presenting with a nor- gree of atherosclerosis and arterial wall calcifications due to mal preoperative physical arterial examination, 12 patients end-stage renal failure, associated cardiovascular risk fac- (14.3%) had an abnormal DUS, revealing atherosclerotic tors and/or hyperparathyroidism. (health-abstracts.com)
  • Mejor una imagen que mil palabras también en la valoración del riesgo vascular? (revespcardiol.org)
  • This paper provides an overview of the normal anatomy of vasa vasorum and potential mechanism of plaque formation due to vascular injury (vasa vasorum) and microhemorrhage. (hindawi.com)
  • In most children, atherosclerotic vascular changes are minor and can be minimized or prevented with a healthy lifestyle. (amazingwholeness.com)
  • As it has been long known for other vascular districts, abnormal hemodynamics may be an important factor in driving the plaque development and restenosis in FPA. (polito.it)
  • The earliest pathologic descriptions of atherosclerotic lesions focused on morphologies of fatty streaks to fibroatheromas (FAs) and advanced plaques complicated by hemorrhage, calcification, ulceration, and thrombosis. (medscape.com)
  • A modified version of the AHA classification was developed by our laboratory to include important pathologic lesions responsible for luminal thrombosis other than plaque rupture, such as plaque erosion and calcified nodule. (medscape.com)
  • These changes produce elevated lesions called fibrous plaques that project into the lumen and begin to disturb blood flow. (amazingwholeness.com)
  • However, the pathological validation of HRMRI signal characteristics remains a key step to depict the plaque components and vulnerability in intracranial atherosclerotic lesions. (j-stroke.org)
  • Compared to the late onset of intracranial atherosclerotic lesions in Caucasians, various degrees of ICAS were detected in patients with younger age in Asians [ 12 - 15 ]. (j-stroke.org)
  • Unfortunately, the early macroscopic examination only described the prevalence and severity of ICAS by characterizing the surface involvement of fatty streak, plaque, ulcerated lesion, and calcification changes, failing to provide the detailed features of individual intracranial atherosclerotic lesions. (j-stroke.org)
  • It results from rupture of atheromatous plaques. (msdmanuals.com)
  • During plaque development many proangiogenic pathways are reactivated and this leads to formation of immature blood vessels prone to rupture [ 7 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Therefore, blood vessels become less flexible and the plaque can rupture and lead to the formation of a blood clot. (ac.ir)
  • The source of distal microembolization is dissrupted atherosclerotic plaques. (biomedres.us)
  • Patchy areas of ischemia involving the feet, especially in the presence of palpable pedal pulses, suggest the possibility of atheroembolism of plaque fragments from ulcerated, though nonocclusive, proximal atherosclerotic plaques or from thrombus lining the wall of an infrarenal aortic aneurysm (see Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm ). (medscape.com)
  • 14. Radak D, Babic S , Peric M, Popov P, Tanaskovic S, Babic D, Jocic D, Otasevic P. Distribution of Risk Factors in Patients with Premature Coronary, Supra-Aortic Branches and Peripheral Atherosclerotic Disease. (jatros.rs)
  • Brain hypometabolism in parietotemporal regions (angular, supramarginal, and inferior/middle temporal gyri) and the cingulate gyrus was associated with 30-year Framingham scores, hypertension, and carotid plaque burden. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Because chronic atherosclerotic disease may result in acute circulatory compromise, acute arterial occlusion is also covered. (medscape.com)
  • It is a minimally invasive, single-use, catheter-based device capable of differentiating between hard, diseased plaque and healthy, compliant arterial tissue. (delveinsight.com)
  • 15% of cases is caused by embolism, 85% of arterial thrombosis, especially in patients with atherosclerotic disease [1]. (biomedres.us)
  • The embolus embusses typically to areas of arterial bifurcation (aortic, femoral bifurcation, and may occur simultaneously in both limbs. (biomedres.us)
  • It is well-known that an inflammatory process occurs within the arterial wall at the site of a developing plaque [ 9 - 11 ], and the mechanism of injury to the intima and lipid infiltration of the media is the accepted atherogenic pathway, which is considered reactive to the atheroma. (hindawi.com)
  • Carotid femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV) is a validated measure of arterial stiffness, a well recognized predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes, and offers higher predictive value than classical cardiovascular risk factors. (rcjournal.com)
  • Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV) is the gold standard measurement for arterial stiffness. (rcjournal.com)
  • Atheromatous plaques, also called atherosclerotic plaques, are made of fats and lipid-laden macrophages. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the mid 1990s the terminology used to define atheromatous plaques was refined by the American Heart Association (AHA) Consensus Group headed by Dr. Stary. (medscape.com)
  • It is palpable as the femoral pulse and is well suited to both percutaneous and surgical access because of its relatively superficial position. (medscape.com)
  • Ultrasound scanning and it to the uterus by eye only in 3% of co amoxiclav of being revised abdominal aorta, atherosclerotic plaques form of health act of haemoglobin. (postfallsonthego.com)
  • There is evidence that flow shear stress arises from disturbed flow from protruding plaque with vacuolation and turbulence that cause further intimal disruption, and this has been suggested as a mechanism for excess blood lipids to fuel deposition into plaques from the lumen of the vessel. (hindawi.com)
  • Renal Atheroembolism Renal atheroembolism is occlusion of renal arterioles by atherosclerotic emboli, causing progressive chronic kidney disease. (msdmanuals.com)
  • These plaques or deposits make the inner surface of the blood vessels to be irregular and lead to narrow the lumen, thus blood flows through them with difficulty. (ac.ir)
  • Conclusions: Identifying plaque instability in asymptomatic carotid disease was the centre of this study. (whiterose.ac.uk)
  • But, until recently, only advanced atherosclerotic disease could be observed. (amazingwholeness.com)
  • Current understanding of intracranial atherosclerotic disease has been advanced by the high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (HRMRI), a novel emerging imaging technique that can directly visualize the vessel wall pathology. (j-stroke.org)
  • A reduction in levels of plasma HDL-C is associated with elevated risk of atherosclerotic disease. (ac.ir)
  • and type VI, complicated plaques with surface defects, and/or hematoma-hemorrhage, and/or thrombosis. (medscape.com)
  • Recent evidence suggests that the risk of clinical events is related not only to local factors within the atherosclerotic plaque (such as the state of the necrotic core or the fibrous cap), but also to blood-borne or systemic factors. (medscape.com)
  • Carotid femoral pulse wave velocity is a well recognized predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes, with a higher predictive value than classic cardiovascular risk factors. (rcjournal.com)
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy will be used to analyse the metabolic profiles of plasma and plaques, and potentially identify predictive biomarkers of plaque instability. (whiterose.ac.uk)
  • The sample size consisted of 30 chronic plaque psoriasis cases and 30 controls, matched for age and sex. (iranjd.ir)
  • In the past, we have seen AVN of femoral head in patients with-severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)similarly in post covid sequelae patients are presenting with AVN. (kauveryhospital.com)
  • Despite the advances in imaging modalities and their ability to detect some features of plaque instability, full understanding the pathophysiology of plaque instability will allow early intervention in patients with high risk of developing stroke from the unstable plaque. (whiterose.ac.uk)
  • For the human experiment, carotid and femoral plaques alongside plasma and urine samples were collected from 84 patients. (whiterose.ac.uk)
  • An objective assessment of the plaque instability will improve the study outcome and add a different aspect to the current results. (whiterose.ac.uk)
  • Further work is required regarding the histological examination of plaque sections. (whiterose.ac.uk)
  • The purpose of our study was to study the abnormality, 'for case' DUS is critical and helps in the relevance of a systematic aorto-femoral colour Doppler ul- surgical strategy in ∼20% of cases. (health-abstracts.com)
  • Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (CF-PWV) was significantly higher in hypertension subjects with hyperuricemia compared to hypertension without hyperuricemia subjects, and serum uric acid was an independent associating factor of CF-PWV. (cmeindia.in)
  • When the femoral neck, and accurate and poor predictor of fistula track must be used as to self-improvement. (postfallsonthego.com)
  • The OAS orbiting crown reduces and modifies calcified plaque along with preserving the healthy vessel wall to restore blood flow. (delveinsight.com)
  • Plaques are easily seen, as well as the difference between vessel wall and flowing blood. (medscape.com)
  • 1 In this setting, to select persons who merit inclusion in special preventive cardiovascular programs, criteria are currently based on absolute predicted risk for atherosclerotic CVD (typically, a 10-year estimated risk). (revespcardiol.org)
  • To date, no serum or urine marker has been shown to predict plaque instability and the risk of future cerebrovascular events. (whiterose.ac.uk)
  • 3 Although these recommendations work for the general population, more intensive lifestyle efforts and the use of evidence-based preventive pharmacotherapy (ie, statins) should be prescribed for persons at high risk of atherosclerotic CVD, since, in this case, the benefits of medical therapy outweigh the risk of any adverse effects. (revespcardiol.org)
  • Taurine's strong influence on the metabolic profiling of carotid plaques raises the possibility of a potential biomarker of plaque instability. (whiterose.ac.uk)
  • Plasma human experiment also showed weak models and could not confidently establish certain metabolites as atherosclerotic biomarkers. (whiterose.ac.uk)