A gastroscopy，sometimes referred to as an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy，is a procedure where a thin, flexible tube called an endoscope is used to look inside the oesophagus (gullet), stomach and first part of the small intestine (duod...
With the development of medical technology, minimally invasive surgery, compared with traditional surgery, has been a trend in surgical for its clear quality of less surgery trauma, less hemorrhage, less complication and short procedure time...
Ischemic cerebral stroke is major cause of death in China with carotid artery occlusive disease as the chief culprit. Carotid artery stenting (CAS) has been widely used for carotid artery occlusive disease, especially for patients who cannot...
Carotid arteries are the major blood vessels that deliver blood to your brain. Older age and stiffer arteries will induceatherosclerosis, a disease in which plaque builds up in thearteries and make your carotid arteries narrower. Plaque may ...
As the population continues to age, aortic stenosis remains as the most prevalent valvular disease in the world. Calcific aortic stenosis (AS) is a condition that develops as a result of a chronic inflammatory process that leads to valve deg...
Chinese Stoke Association(CSA) pointed out that stroke has been the first cause of death in China. It is also reported by Global Epidemiology that 3 out of 4 patients having a stroke suffer disability in varying degrees....
The aorta is the main artery in the human body, originating from the left ventricle of the heart and extending down to the abdomen. The aorta distributes oxygenated blood to all parts of the body through the systemic circulation.The wall of the aorta ...
