Exempel på carotid

• The other instrument, which I have designated as the "carotid truss," for lack of a better name, is a circular spring provided with adjustable pads at each extremity. 

• Not all patients with interruption between the carotid and subclavian arteries have the deletion, and some, albeit very few, with interruption at the isthmus do.

• The aortic arch itself was interrupted between the left common carotid and the left subclavianan arteries.

• Diagnosis of carotid sinus hypersensitivity in older adults: carotid sinus massage in the upright position is essential.

• Implantation of either a single- or dual-chamber pacemaker significantly diminished syncope recurrence in patients with hypersensitive carotid sinus (10).

• The pulse interval is useful when measurements are made over the carotid and limb arteries.

• Hypersensitive carotid sinus is an infrequent cause of syncope but provokes significant injuries in up to 25% of patients (43).

• To accomplish this reversal, balloons are first inflated to block the common and external carotid arteries.

• The aortic arch was ligated distal to the left common carotid artery and the aneurysm excised.

• A reconstruction of the carotid artery was performed with endogenous saphenous vein prosthesis.

• The second valvoplasty was performed via die same right common carotid artery in comparable fashion.

• The aortic arch between the brachiocephalic artery and the left carotid artery was clamped.

• Oxygenated blood was infused into a carotid artery via roller pump.

• Two large trials demonstrated the benefit of carotid endarterectomy on specific subgroups of patients.

• Prevalence of cardioinhibitory carotid sinus hypersensitivity in patients 50 years or over presenting to the accident and emergency department with 'unexplained' or 'recurrent' falls.

• This border zone ischemia is reported as a possible complication after prolonged carotid occlusion.