Tag Thomas S. Maldonado

Background Until fairly recently, stroke was largely believed to be a result solely of intracranial pathology. William Osler attributed stroke mainly to intracranial hemorrhage or vasospasm and made no mention of carotid or vertebral artery occlusive disease. Yet the relationship…

Historical Background Visceral artery aneurysms are a rare but clinically important vascular condition and have been recognized for more than 200 years. As of 2002, there were about 3000 cases reported in the literature, and the incidence of visceral artery…