He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, American Neurological Association, American College of Physicians, and the Stroke Council of the American Heart Association. [books.google.de]

Physicians will monitor patients’ medications and assess signs of possible recurrence. Back to Top [massgeneral.org]

Learn about the exceptional experience of the Inova Heart and Vascular physicians and their work with carotid artery disease [inovaheart.org]

Physician Referrals - Call 800.659.7822 (or call physicians’ office directly). [my.clevelandclinic.org]

This should be done together with a physician experienced in blood pressure control during pregnancy. Teratogenicity should be avoided. Exclude vascular complications. [angiologist.com]

Rebecca now has aphasia, dyspraxia, homonymous hemianopia, severe left side weakness, epilepsy, severe stomach pains, and due to fatigue, she has frequent pyjama days. [fmdchat.blogspot.com]

A known left-sided thyroid nodule was stable. The differential diagnosis of amaurosis fugax is extensive and can be divided into circulatory, ocular, and neurologic etiologies (Table 1 ). [thoracickey.com]

Antiplatelet agents Smoking cessation or other risk factor modification Endovascular therapy or surgery indicated if: Hypertension is poorly controlled despite maximum doses of three antihypertensive medications Patient is unable to tolerate medications or is noncompliant [pathologyoutlines.com]

She was initially seen by an ophthalmologist who noted a normal eye exam with intact visual fields, but identified a left carotid bruit. Her past medical history was important for sicca syndrome, hyperlipidemia, and mitral valve prolapse (MVP). [thoracickey.com]

Examination may reveal neurological deficits, Horner's syndrome (half of cases), hemiparesis, carotid bruit. [patient.info]

No audible carotid bruit was heard. However, a grade 2/6 systolic murmur was prominent at the left costal margin. Cranial nerves II through XII were intact bilaterally. [ispub.com]

0.8 cm 2, or if the patient has experienced symptoms of heart failure or syncope, percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty or aortic valve replacement may be necessary. Patient care A history of related cardiac disorders is obtained. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

The narrowing of the arteries causes higher pressure on your artery walls, which can lead to further artery damage, heart disease or heart failure. Dissected artery. [mayoclinic.org]

Carotid artery dissection is a strong consideration, particularly when headache and/or neck pain is reported or Horner’s syndrome symptoms (ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis, and enophthalmos) are present. [thoracickey.com]

Carotid artery dissection is a strong consideration, particularly when headache and/or neck pain is reported or Horner’s syndrome symptoms (ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis, and enophthalmos) are present. [thoracickey.com]

Gain fresh perspectives and up-to-date insights from the world’s leading authorities on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of stroke. [books.google.de]

Stroke 2014;45:37-41. DOI PubMed 11. [nnjournal.net]

He was discharged on day 21 without any neurologic sequelae, and aspirin (81 mg daily) was prescribed for primary stroke prevention. Figure 1: (a) Stroke-in-evolution. (b) Active intracranial hemorrhage with a midline shift. [indjvascsurg.org]

Also it was the cover story in the March/April issue of Stroke Connection, a publication of the American Stroke Association (ASA). [strokenetwork.org]

Carotid Dopplers were negative for bifurcation plaque, and a transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) did not demonstrate valve vegetations or mural thrombus. [thoracickey.com]

An electrocardiogram (EKG) obtained at an outlying facility showed ST elevations in lead II, aVF, V5 and V6 consistent with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) (Figure 1 ). [cureus.com]

An EKG revealed ST elevations in lead I, aVL, V5-V6, ST depressions in V1-V3, and T-wave inversion over V2-V5 (Figure 4 ). The troponin I level increased to 40 ng/ml (normal 0.0 to 0.04 ng/ml). [cureus.com]