Acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) is the second leading cause of death and the third cause of death and disability worldwide. The estimated global cost of stroke is over $720 billion. In the UK, the incidence of stroke is over 110,000 and the prevalence of stroke is predicted to increase by 120% by 2035. Hyperacute stroke […]
Dr Liam Flynn, Dr Wazim Izzath
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Aortic imaging encompasses multiple modalities including echocardiography, computed tomography angiography (CTA), angiography and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). Recent advances in MR imaging of the aorta have placed particular emphasis on the use of MRA for follow-up of known pathologies involving the thoracic aorta.
Dr Fatemeh Rafati, Dr Ben Holloway
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Clinically significant upper limb vascular disease is much less common than that affecting the lower limbs. In fact asymptomatic upper limb occlusive disease may be discovered incidentally. This is often the case when a different blood pressure reading is found for the left and right arms, usually at a time of chest pain, where a […]
Victoria Cleveland, Dr Trevor Cleveland
Leeds Medical School, Sheffield Vascular Institute
Acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage (GIH) is a clinical emergency requiring a multidisciplinary approach and often involves emergency department physicians, acute general medicine physicians, geriatricians, gastroenterologists, surgeons, diagnostic radiologists and interventional radiologists. In the UK 2,500 patients die each year from internal bleeding. This accounts for 4% of acute admissions and has a mortality of 13-15%, largely […]
Dr James Sutcliffe, Dr Raman Uberoi
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
