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The strongest recent Vascular Surgery papers on PubMed, ranked by study design, topic and journal, with the same summaries subscribers get.

  1. prospective cohort, 50 patients

    Imaging Correlation of Color Doppler Ultrasound, CT Angiography, and MR Angiography Findings in Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease Among Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Prospective Observational Study

    Singh R, Patel M, Katara K, et al. Cureus. Sep 2026.

    Findings
    The study enrolled 50 patients with ischemic stroke. The cohort had a mean age of 63.6 ± 13.34 years (95% CI, 59.8-67.4). Thirty patients (60.0%) were male. Clinically significant stenosis (≥50% stenosis or occlusion) was identified in 14 observations (5.6%) by Doppler ultrasound.
    Bottom line
    In this prospective observational study of 50 patients, Doppler detected significant stenosis in 14 cases (5.6%).

    PubMed, PMID 42909894

  2. prospective cohort, 58 patients

    Preoperative White Matter Disease Severity Predicts Intraoperative Cerebral Desaturation During Carotid Endarterectomy

    Matus M, Sándor ÁD, Ziółkiewicz OA, et al. Diagnostics (Basel). Oct 2026.

    Findings
    In a prospective cohort of 173 screened patients, 58 with complete data showed that a preoperative white matter disease severity score had an unstandardized β of 0.008, a standardized β of 0.287, and a p value of 0.035 for predicting intraoperative cerebral desaturation during carotid endarterectomy.
    Bottom line
    Higher white matter disease severity modestly predicts desaturation, with statistical significance at p = 0.035.

    PubMed, PMID 42882367

  3. observational study, 701 patients

    Preclinical carotid atherosclerosis is independently associated with cardiovascular events and mortality in type 1 diabetes

    Viñals C, Conget I, Milad C, et al. Cardiovasc Diabetol. Jul 2026.

    Findings
    In a cohort of 701 individuals with type 1 diabetes, carotid plaques were identified in 40.4% of participants. Over a mean follow‑up of 5.85 years, the presence of these plaques was linked to subsequent cardiovascular events and mortality.
    Bottom line
    Carotid plaque prevalence (40.4%) in this 701‑person cohort predicts adverse outcomes over 5.85 years.

    PubMed, PMID 42897549

  4. meta-analysis, 1,354 studies

    Comparison of outcomes after direct extracranial-to-intracranial bypass for moyamoya disease and non-moyamoya pathology: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Manalil NF, Buddhavarapu TR, Sporn K, et al. Neurosurg Rev. Oct 2026.

    Findings
    Across 1,354 patients (weighted mean age 49.1 years, 56.7% female), direct extracranial-to-intracranial bypass outcomes showed no significant differences between moyamoya and non-moyamoya pathologies.
    Bottom line
    Technical and postoperative outcomes of direct EC-IC bypass are comparable between moyamoya and non-moyamoya steno-occlusive diseases.

    PubMed, PMID 42894060

  5. retrospective cohort, 113 patients

    Asymptomatic vs. Symptomatic Carotid Revascularization: A Single Institution Retrospective Review

    Mohsin N, Aldaher Z, Dhiman A, et al. Ann Vasc Surg. Oct 2026.

    Findings
    In a review of 113 patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy, the 1-year stroke rate was 1.8% and restenosis occurred in 4% of patients. Symptomatic patients had similar outcomes compared to asymptomatic patients despite longer hospital stays.
    Bottom line
    Carotid endarterectomy is associated with low perioperative and 1-year complication rates in both asymptomatic and symptomatic patients.

    PubMed, PMID 42887734

  6. prospective cohort, 153 patients

    Association of ultrasound-derived fat fraction with carotid intima-media thickness and carotid plaque in patients with type 2 diabetes: an exploratory cross-sectional study

    Hua Z, Zhao S, Zhang Z, et al. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). Jan 2026.

    Findings
    In 153 patients with type 2 diabetes, each 1-percentage-point increase in ultrasound-derived fat fraction was associated with a 0.0105-mm higher carotid intima-media thickness (95% CI, 0.0080-0.0131; P<0.001) and 10.9% higher odds of carotid plaque (OR = 1.109, 95% CI, 1.056-1.164; P<0.001).
    Bottom line
    Fat fraction measurement improves carotid plaque risk discrimination in type 2 diabetes.

    PubMed, PMID 42856572

  7. prospective cohort, 105 patients

    Antiplatelet therapy for primary prevention of stroke in patients with carotid web: a prospective cohort study

    Wang X, Liu P, Hu Y, et al. Front Neurol. Jan 2026.

    Findings
    In a prospective cohort, ischemic stroke occurred in 3 of 31 patients receiving antiplatelet therapy (incidence rate 3.51 per 100 person‑years, 95% CI = 0.72-10.25). In the non‑antiplatelet group, stroke occurred in 10 of 74 patients (incidence rate 5.16 per 100 person‑years, 95% CI = 2.18-9.50). The hazard ratio was 0.755 (95% CI = 0.215-2.653, p = 0.642).
    Bottom line
    The observed hazard ratio of 0.755 with a p value of 0.642 indicates no statistically significant difference in stroke risk between antiplatelet and non‑antiplatelet groups.

    PubMed, PMID 42908825

  8. registry cohort, 945 patients

    Intracranial Vessel Morphology in <I>RNF213</I>-Related Vasculopathy: A Quantitative Imaging Study in Ischemic Stroke Patients

    Han IJ, Kim HJ, Kim HK, et al. J Stroke. Sep 2026.

    Findings
    Analysis of 945 ischemic stroke patients showed that the RNF213 variant is consistently associated with a smaller internal carotid artery area.
    Bottom line
    The RNF213 p.R4810K variant correlates with altered intracranial vessel morphology, specifically a smaller ICA area in ischemic stroke patients.

    PubMed, PMID 42894451

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