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High-frequency ultrasound can detect inflammatory changes of the finger pulleys anatomical entheses in early psoriatic arthritis
The digital annular pulleys (DAP) of the hand are specialised fibrous structures that stabilise the flexor tendons. We recently demonstrated that the insertions of the DAP are anatomical entheses, ...
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Sustained Anxiety and 4-Year Progression of Carotid Atherosclerosis | Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology - AHA/ASA Journals
Each ultrasound examination included measurement of intima-media thickness and the sites of plaque in the extracranial carotid arteries. Men with sustained anxiety showed a higher 4-year increase of ...
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FDA grants PMA for InspireMD CGuard Prime carotid stent, triggers $18M milestone payment
The CGuard Prime carotid stent. [Image from InspireMD] InspireMD announced that the FDA granted premarket approval (PMA) for its CGuard Prime carotid stent system. The CGuard embo ...
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Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis in a Patient with Systemic Lupus - Page 4 - Medscape
Carotid artery plaque Carotid artery intimal-medial thickness: Electron beam CT: Coronary artery calcification: ... news New Ultrasound Protocols to Detect Atherosclerosis Early; ...
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Non-invasive assessment of atherosclerotic plaques effects on the segment-to-segment human carotid visco-elasticity and filtering - IEEE Xplore
After that, diameter waveform obtained in S1 (first segment of the common carotid artery) was calibrated using pressure values, and used to quantify the pressure-diameter relationship for each segment ...
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Good news for Amgen as Repatha reverses atherosclerosis
Amgen’s next-generation cholesterol drug has shown it can reverse the build up of plaque build-up in coronary arteries which can lead to a heart attack or stroke. The company’s Repatha ...