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Contemporary Stroke Risks of Patients with Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis: Design and Characteristics of a Large Prospective Cohort Study
Introduction: Randomised trials have shown that successful carotid endarterectomy (CEA) approximately halves 5-year stroke risk among patients with tight asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis. The benefits of CEA with current medical therapies (including higher dose statins) are unclear. A reliable estimation of stroke risks requires follow up of a large cohort of patients with unoperated asymptomatic carotid stenosis and this report describes the design and characteristics of patients being recruited to this UK Carotid Cohort Study.
Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - November 30, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Michiel Poorthuis, Dylan Morris, Kamran Gaba, Dominic Howard, Gert de Borst, Richard Bulbulia, Alison Halliday, UKCCS Collaborative Group: John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford and Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Source Type: research

Men With Psoriasis Could Be More Likely To Have This Sexual Problem
(Reuters Health) - Men with psoriasis may be more prone to erectile dysfunction than their peers without this skin disease, and their odds of sexual difficulties are even higher if they are depressed or have other health problems like diabetes or high blood pressure, a Chinese study suggests.  Researchers studied sexual function in 191 patients with psoriasis and an equal number of healthy men. They found 53 percent of the men with psoriasis reported erectile dysfunction, compared with 40 percent in the healthy control group. Men with psoriasis were significantly more likely to report severe erectile dysfunction, whil...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 25, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news