Sentences with phrase «carotid vascular»

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«Our study shows the significant impact of adding carotid plaque measurement using vascular ultrasound and coronary calcium scoring with CT scan to our conventional assessment for cardiovascular disease,» says Roxana Mehran, MD, the study's co-lead author and Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Research and Clinical Trials at the Zena and Michael A. Weiner Cardiovascular Institute at Mount Sinai Heart at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Novel 3D vascular ultrasound imaging technology allowed researchers to quantify the amount of carotid artery plaque burden lining each patient's carotid arteries in their neck, while a coronary artery calcium score CT scan allowed for the identification of any narrowing or hardening of the coronary arteries due to the buildup of fatty cholesterol and calcified plaque.

«Most of the studies in this area have focused on the heart and the coronary arteries; no one has really looked at other parts of the vascular system, in particular the carotid arteries,» says Jonathan D. Newman, MD, MPH a cardiologist at NYU Langone Medical Center in the Department of Medicine, Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology and the study's lead author.

In the study, the carotid narrowing data came from vascular ultrasound tests performed on 307,444 tri-state area residents during 2003 - 2008 by Life Line Screening, a leading community - based health screening company focused on evaluating risk factors for vascular disease.

Dr. Berger and his colleagues found that people diagnosed with diabetes but without known heart disease are at a very high risk for developing peripheral vascular disease of the lower extremities or the carotid artery.

«The study shows that non-surgical periodontal therapy significantly reduced the progression of thickening of the carotid artery over a one - year period,» says study co-author, University of Sydney vascular disease expert Dr Michael Skilton.

Further studies present an association in women between the stress level and the activation of the vascular endothelial nitric oxide (NO) system, as well as with the carotid intima media thickness, suggesting a close link to stress induced cardiovascular dysfunction in women (99).

Cerebrovascular disease includes aneurysms, stroke, vertebral stenosis, carotid stenosis and intracranial stenosis, as well as vascular malformations.

GH therapy has been shown to decrease fat mass, increase lean body mass, increase bone mineral density, reduce both LDL and total cholesterol, reduce carotid - artery intimal media thickness, increase the number and function of endothelial progenitor cells (which repair the vascular wall), increase exercise tolerance, and dramatically improve overall quality of life.8 9 10

Proficient reader of nuclear stress tests, viability studies, stress ECG, stress echocardiography, transthoracic echocardiography, noninvasive vascular ultrasound including carotid Duplex, lower extremity arterial Duplex, venous Duplex, venous reflux, visceral Duplex in addition to performing and interpreting transesophageal echocardiography; additional comfort with TEE / Cardioversion.

Performs quantitative and qualitative vascular tests including carotid duplex imaging, upper and lower extremity venous studies, venous insufficiency studies, upper and lower extremity arterial studies, and abdominal vascular studies.

Multiple Computer Systems Hemodynamic / Cardiac Monitoring CVVHD / PD / Ventilators Acute Myocardial Infarction Post - angiogram / interventions Carotid, Coronary and Peripheral Stents Arterial / Venous Sheath Management Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Conscious Sedation in Tran Esophageal Echocardiograms Direct - Current Cardioversions Post - Interventional Radiology Neurology / Neuro / Vascular / Thoracic, and Abdominal Surgery Pre / Post Renal Transplants Post-op CABG / LVAD's Post Cardiac Arrest PACU of General Anesthesia Patients for Cath Lab

Well - versed in performing abdominal, pelvic, obstetrical, carotid, and vascular exams.