The authors report that chemogenetic methods targeting the ventral cervical spinal cord can be used to increase phrenic inspiratory motor output and subsequent diaphragm EMG activity and ventilation ...

Current solutions for clearing the clogged blood vessels include surgically opening the arteries and cleaning out the plaque, or the insertion of a stent that widens the blood vessel. These methods ...

Materials and methods: This retrospective case series included 46 patients with acute occlusions of vertebrobasilar arteries, due to underlying ICAS. All patients underwent a thrombectomy, followed by ...

Introduction Balloon-assisted coil embolization of proximal posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA ... was made via the posterior communicating artery. After balloon remodeling, additional ...

Background The vertebral artery (VA) ostium (VAO) is a common stenosis site. Most patients with VAO stenosis refractory to medical treatment are treated endovascularly using stenting. To optimally ...

Background: Patients with atrial fibrillation were excluded from clinical trials evaluating carotid artery stent(CAS) or carotid endarterectomy (CEA).We performed this analysis to identify the ...

Contemporary management of coronary artery disease relies increasingly ... such as drug-eluting stents, hydrophilic guidewires, distal protection balloons or filters, thrombectomy catheters ...

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Background and Purpose: The Enterprise stent has been used for treating intracranial atherosclerotic ... The diameter of the balloon selected was 80–90% of the diameter of the reference artery (60–80% ...

Carotid artery stenting with embolic protection has been shown to be a proven alternative to carotid endarterectomy in patients with significant carotid disease. The transfemoral approach is the ...