St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) GENERIC NAME: Hypericum perforatum. BRAND NAME: St. John's Wort. DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: St. John's wort is a commonly used over-the-counter (OTC) dietary supplement that is used to treat mild depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders. St. John's wort is a plant that has bright yellow flowers.
Coronary artery chronic total occlusion (CTO) is complete or almost complete blockage of a coronary artery for 30 or more days. Coronary CTO is caused by a heavy build-up of atherosclerotic plaque within the artery.
Surgery in Complete Occlusion of the. Internal Carotid Artery. ByA. J. GUNNING, P.R.C.S., ANDR. W.Ross RUSSELL, M.D., M.R.C.P. ITIS WELLKNOWNthat vascular disease. of the brain and the retina is often asso-. ciated with occlusive disease of the carotid. arteries. It is now possible in manycases to. remove the occlusion, and such operations are.