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View article: Association between postoperative thromboembolic and hemorrhagic complications and clinical outcomes after surgery for chronic subdural hematoma in patients with anticoagulation therapy for atrial fibrillation
Association between postoperative thromboembolic and hemorrhagic complications and clinical outcomes after surgery for chronic subdural hematoma in patients with anticoagulation therapy for atrial fibrillation Open
Purpose A substantial proportion of patients undergoing surgery for chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) use anticoagulation medication due to atrial fibrillation (AF). We assessed the risk of postoperative thromboembolic and hemorrhagic compl…
View article: Successful adaptation of twinning concept for global neurosurgery collaborations—a validation study
Successful adaptation of twinning concept for global neurosurgery collaborations—a validation study Open
Introduction Globally, many regions have an urgent, unmet need of neurosurgical care. A multi-step neurosurgical twinning technique, International Neurosurgical Twinning Modeled for Africa (INTIMA), was proved to be successful during a pre…
View article: Glutamine synthetase in human carotid plaque macrophages associates with features of plaque vulnerability: An immunohistological study
Glutamine synthetase in human carotid plaque macrophages associates with features of plaque vulnerability: An immunohistological study Open
Our results link connect macrophage GLUL expression with carotid plaque features characterizing plaque vulnerability.
View article: Warfarin Treatment Is Associated to Increased Internal Carotid Artery Calcification
Warfarin Treatment Is Associated to Increased Internal Carotid Artery Calcification Open
Background: Long-term treatment with the vitamin K antagonist warfarin is widely used for the prevention of venous thrombosis and thromboembolism. However, vitamin K antagonists may promote arterial calcification, a phenomenon that has bee…
View article: Morphology and histology of silent and symptom-causing atherosclerotic carotid plaques – Rationale and design of the Helsinki Carotid Endarterectomy Study 2 (the HeCES2)
Morphology and histology of silent and symptom-causing atherosclerotic carotid plaques – Rationale and design of the Helsinki Carotid Endarterectomy Study 2 (the HeCES2) Open
Recruitment and carotid endarterectomies of the study patients with carotid atherosclerosis were performed from October 2012 to September 2015. After brain and carotid artery imaging, endarterectomised carotid plaques (CPs) and blood sampl…