Common carotid artery

Study Design: Case-Control Study Title: Presence of increased stiffness of the common carotid artery and endothelial dysfunction in severely obese children: A prospective study Journal: The Lancet Numerous epidemiological studies infer that cardiovascular complications have a directly proportional relationship with obesity in children. The study I chose however, has gone deeper by observing arterial changes as well as its relationship to cardiovascular risk in children who are obese. One of the reasons

1 Transform Domain Analysis of Common Carotid Artery Images using Multiwavelets for the Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Diseases R.Nandakumar 1 and K.B. Jayanthi 2 1Professor, Department of ECE, K.S.R.Institute for Engineering and Technology 2Professor, Department of ECE, K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology E-mail: nandhu.r79@gmail.com, jayanthikb@gmail.com ABSTRACT: According to the report given by World Health Organization, by 2015 almost 20 million people will die from cardiovascular diseases (CVD)

CAROTID DOPPLER STUDY TO ASSESS THE CAROTID ARTERY THICKNESS IN END STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS ON HEMODIALYSIS INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular diseases are frequently associated with chronic kidney disease patients on hemodialysis, and it is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in this group of patients. The spectrum of cardiovascular diseases range from arterial vascular diseases to cardiomyopathy. Arterial vascular diseases are prevalent in chronic kidney patients, as it is caused by atherosclerosis

plaques in the arteries. 4.2. Ultrasound scanning Imaging of arteries will become increasingly useful, justified, and available to determine atherosclerosis condition [14] (Ibanez 2009). The goal of imaging is similar to that for examination of plaque by pathological techniques. In clinical trials, the measurement of atherosclerosis most frequently defined in carotid artery [33] (Tang et al. 2000). Our present study proved that 1 year feeding with IPB-1+CO

functional differences among arteries, veins, and capillaries. Identify the major arteries arising from the aorta through observation and dissection of a preserved specimen. identify the major veins draining into the superior and inferior vena cava through observation and dissection of a preserved specimen Exercise 1: Microscopic Structure of Blood Vessels Observations Sketch your slide in the space below and label the structures

arteritis primarily affects the aorta and its primary branches 4. The inflammatory processes cause thickening of the walls of the affected arteries. The proximal aorta can become dilated due to inflammatory injury. Narrowing, occlusion, or dilation of the arteries in varying degrees results in a wide variety of symptoms 5. Involvement of the carotid and vertebral arteries leads to neurologic and ophthalmologic symptoms, including dizziness, tinnitus, headaches, syncope, stroke, and visual disturbances

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent cytokine that modulates angiogenesis and vasculogenesis by acting as an essential mitogen for vascular endothelial cells [7]. It is an important factor in the progression of atherosclerosis [8]. Common carotid intima-media thickness is an endothelial cell dysfunction parameter that may be associated with athero-sclerosis [9]. Its thickness is a known good predictor of cardio-vascular accidents in the general population [10] and has been reported in

mediastinum posterior to the sternocalvicular joint and brachiocephalic vein. The right vagus crosses the subclavian artery posterior to the right sternoclavicular joint where it gives off the right recurrent laryngeal nerve, which in turn loops around the artery to ascend upwards. The right recurrent laryngeal nerve then reaches the tracheoesophageal groove posterior to the common carotid artery. This nerve is rarely damaged during thoracic surgical procedures but may be torn in a malignant decortication

Considering the results, one could conclude that freezing has an affect on the toughness properties of the samples. Although, the quantitative mechanical properties changes by freezing the samples, the qualitative behavior of the samples does not show any obvious changes in the toughness properties, which is a macro-mechanical property.\\ This study has a number of limitation that has to be considered. First of all, although the fresh-tissue samples were collected and tested shortly after postmortem

Left ventricle pumps the blood into the aorta, where the blood is supplied to the body tissues by the systemic arteries. Heart valves ensure one way blood flow through heart. The atrioventricular (AV) valves lie between the atria and the ventricles prevents the back flow of blood in to the atria while the ventricles contract. Chordae tendinae anchor AV values to