This study was conducted to develop new modified duplex velocity criteria to better define normal carotid ... and common carotid arteries and the ICA to common carotid artery (CCA) PSV ratios ...

Sixty-three percent were done for ≥ 70% asymptomatic carotid stenosis and 37% ... Sensitivity and Specificity of Various Velocity Criteria Peak Systolic Velocity. As noted in Table 6, a PSV ...

This article was originally posted Dec. 8, 2014. It has been updated. There are many things in medicine that are merely a matter of preference or style. How to check a patient’s pulse is not one ...

RV‐FAC indicates right ventricular fractional area change; S′, systolic wave velocity; and TAPSE, tricuspid annulus plane systolic excursion. The assessment of the tricuspid regurgitation jet at its ...

The current findings on clinical and radiological presentation, pathophysiology, incidence, and risk factors are based predominantly on carotid angioplasty and stenting studies ... It measures ...

High blood pressure, or hypertension, happens when the force of blood against artery ... numbers: systolic pressure (the top number) and diastolic pressure (the bottom number). A normal blood ...

The way we shop, do our banking, watch TV and listen to music is unrecognisable from 30 years ago – yet as a doctor, the way I do tests, treat patients and predict their outcomes is stuck in the ...