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Without intervention, a 70% reduction in strokes or death in patients with brain AVMs
(University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM)) For people with a brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a congenital vascular system defect, fate has a name: stroke. To avoid this risk, patients sometimes undergo interventions to remove the malformation. But is this very beneficial? Not necessarily. According to an international clinical trial, co-directed by researchers from the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), interventional treatment--by neurosurgery, neuroradiology or radiation therapy--could be more dangerous than the disease itself.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Vascular events from carotid artery atherosclerosis after radiation therapy for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer: the incidence and risk factors.
Authors: Makita C, Okada S, Kajiura Y, Tanaka O, Asahi Y, Yamada N, Yanagida M, Kumagai M, Murase S, Ito M, Kumano T, Matsuo M Abstract In this retrospective cohort study, we evaluated the incidence of vascular events from carotid artery atherosclerosis after radiotherapy indication for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer. From January 2007 to December 2016, we investigated 111 laryngeal/hypopharyngeal cancer patients who underwent curative radiotherapy and were followed up for ≥1 year (median follow-up duration, 60 months). We evaluated the incidence of vascular events from carotid artery atherosclerosis, define...
Source: Nagoya Journal of Medical Science - December 15, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Nagoya J Med Sci Source Type: research