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Vertebral artery disease I. Definition and natural history Up to 20% of ischaemic cerebrovascular events involving the posterior circulation are related to VA disease. While fibromuscular dysplasia, trauma, dissection, osteophyte compression, Takayasu arteritis, and aneurysms can affect the...

Extracranial Carotid Artery Disease I. OUTLINE Stroke is the third leading cause of death in developed nations. Up to 88% of strokes are ischemic in nature. Extracranial carotid artery atherosclerotic disease is the third leading cause of ischemic stroke in the general population and the...

Extracranial Carotid Artery Disease Vertebral artery disease