Active clinical trials for "Carotid Stenosis"

This study will be conducted in up to 10 hospitals in Europe, up to 75 patients will be enrolled. The purpose of the study is to evaluate any debris that may be captured in the inline filter of the MICHI(TM) Neuroprotection System with Filter (NPS+f) during its use in a transcarotid stenting procedure. The MICHI NPS+f is an embolic protection device that uses reverse flow to protect the brain during stenting of the Internal Carotid Artery. It is CE marked and is used in routine practice for the purpose of this study.

This observational study looks at Carotid Stenosis in two groups of subjects using a non-invasive procedure, B-mode ultrasound. One group of subjects has had long-term intensive lipid altering therapy (lowering LDL-C plus raising HDL-C). The second group of patients has been on conventional "standard of care" treatment for carotid stenosis. The study will look at the Carotid Intima-media Thickness (CMIT) in both groups. Hypothesis: CIMT will differ between the two groups, such that the CIMT will be less in the subjects on intensive lipid altering therapy.

To examine the role of dietary antioxidants in the etiology of atherosclerosis in both sexes and in whites and Blacks.

This study will assess unstable plaque imaging features by using high resolution MR imaging and Sodium Fluoride F-18 PET. This is a comparative study between symptomatic and asymptomatic patient referred to carotid endateriectomy, with reference to pathologic analysis of plaque components

Patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy in the Department of Vascular Surgery at Oslo University Hospital are consecutively included in this evaluation og pre- and postoperative brain MRI.

Diabetes is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular complications, as a reflection of the chronic inflammatory status. Monocytes-macrophages in diabetic subjects present impaired arachidonic acid metabolism. Moreover, atheromatous plaques in diabetic subjects seem to be significantly enriched in 2-AA-LPC (2-arachidonoyl-lysophosphatidylcholine) and are more inflammatory and more likely to rupture than are plaques in non-diabetic subjects. We therefore hypothesize that this vulnerability of atheromatous plaques in diabetic subjects could be explained by impaired 2-AA-LPC metabolism within the plaque.

Ischaemic stroke is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. In patients with recent stroke, the 18F-fluoride positron emission tomography-computed tomography highlights high-risk culprit carotid plaque and is more discriminatory than 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose. Using hybrid positron emission tomography-magnetic resonance imaging investigators propose to build upon these findings by prospectively assessing 18F-fluoride uptake in a broad range of patients with acute transient ischaemic attack or ischaemic stroke. Investigators will specifically examine the association of 18F-fluoride uptake with multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging assessments of atherosclerotic plaque, especially the role of thrombus and lipid. Finally, using transcranial Doppler and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance brain imaging, an assessment of the functional consequences of 18F-fluoride-positive atherosclerotic plaque will be performed. If successful, this technique has a number of valuable translational applications including the better selection of patients for carotid intervention.

This study concentrates on providing more ultrasound image details when scanning vascular system including arterial and venous systems. A new sensor which provides 3D images is newly designed. It will be used in this study to find out whether it can change the future of vascular imaging or not.

This is a pilot study designed to validate our methods of recruitment, screening and data collection in the community. The project will help to establish the feasibility of the study design to lay the groundwork for a potentially larger study. The final study will allow us to estimate the incidence and prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), carotid artery stenosis, and peripheral artery disease (PAD) in different geographic areas in a large urban setting, as well as determine patient access to healthcare and treatment for vascular disease as related to geographic and racial differences.

The investigators plan to collect 30 participants with internal carotid artery stenosis to observed the relationship between the degree of internal carotid artery stenosis and fundus vessels （and blood flow）density before operation, and compared with participants without internal carotid artery stenosis.The fundus blood flow density will be observed after intervention operation in order to see whether the operation is effective to improve the density of fundus vessels and blood flow or not.