DOI: 10.1055/s-00000167

International Journal of Angiology

Issue 03 · Volume 24 · September 2015 DOI: 10.1055/s-005-30109

Editorial

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Veselka, Josef: Atherosclerotic Plaque Composition Is Still an Almost Unrecognized Factor of Risk Stratification in Patients with Carotid Artery Disease

Introduction

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Veselka, Josef: Introduction

Invited Paper

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Prasad, Kailash: Pathophysiology and Medical Treatment of Carotid Artery Stenosis
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Whayne, Thomas F.: Assessment of Carotid Artery Stenosis and the Use of Statins
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Adla, Theodor; Adlova, Radka: Multimodality Imaging of Carotid Stenosis
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Hitchner, Elizabeth; Zhou, Wei: Utilization of Intravascular Ultrasound during Carotid Artery Stenting

Invited Review

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Curtis, Alexander; Smith, Tanya; Ziganshin, Bulat A.; Elefteriades, John A.: Ascending Aortic Proaneurysmal Genetic Mutations with Antiatherogenic Effects

Review Article

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Horváth, Martin; Hájek, Petr; Štěchovský, Cyril; Honěk, Jakub; Veselka, Josef: Intravascular Near-Infrared Spectroscopy: A Possible Tool for Optimizing the Management of Carotid Artery Disease
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Spacek, Miloslav; Veselka, Josef: Carotid Artery Stenting–Historical Context, Trends, and Innovations
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Spacek, Miloslav; Stechovsky, Cyril; Horvath, Martin; Hajek, Petr; Veselka, Josef: Predicting Hemodynamic Changes of Cerebral Blood Flow during Temporal Carotid Occlusion: A Review of Current Knowledge with Implication for Carotid Artery Stenting
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Bae, Coney; Szuchmacher, Mauricio; Chang, John B.: Comparative Review of the Treatment Methodologies of Carotid Stenosis

Original Article

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Saha, Sibu P.; Saha, Subhajit; Vyas, Krishna S.: Carotid Endarterectomy: Current Concepts and Practice Patterns

Case Report

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Spacek, Miloslav; Tesar, David; Veselka, Josef: The Paramount Role of the Anterior Communicating Artery in the Collateral Cerebral Circulation
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Jahnlova, Denisa; Veselka, Josef: Fibromuscular Dysplasia of Renal and Carotid Arteries
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Skeik, Nedaa; Rodriguez, Alexander J.; Engstrom, Bjorn: Rare Case of Takayasu Arteritis with Concurrent Aneurysmal Dilation and Stenosis