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Carotid artery stenting may boost neurocognition

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with chronic internal carotid artery occlusion who successfully undergo carotid artery stenting show improvement in global cognitive function, Taiwanese researchers report in an August 11th on-line paper in Stroke. “Confirmation of the benefit on...

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Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis does not increase stroke risk after CABG

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis does not increase the risk of stroke or mortality after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, according to a report in the August 4th online Stroke. The prevalence of significant carotid artery stenosis in patients undergoing CABG may...

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Natriuretic peptide protective in CABG patients with chronic kidney disease

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Perioperative treatment with low-dose human atrial natriuretic peptide (carperitide) improves outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting, a Japanese team reports in the August 23rd issue of the Journal of the...