Carotid artery disease, also called carotid artery stenosis, occurs when the carotid arteries, the main blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood to the brain, become narrowed. The narrowing of the ...

According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, carotid artery disease is responsible for up to one-third of all ...

The most common cause of carotid artery narrowing is a buildup of plaque in the arteries due to multiple risk factors such as smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, family history and ...

All patients underwent post-stenting carotid DUS that was done at 1 month and every 6 months thereafter. PSVs and end-diastolic velocities of the ICA and common carotid artery were recorded.

A case study on intravascular lithotripsy for the treatment of calcified carotid disease to demonstrate technical feasibility ...

European research led by University College London (UCL), together with Amsterdam UMC and the University of Basel, shows that ...

A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more micronanoplastics -- minuscule bits of plastic -- compared to arteries free of ...

“The CAR risk score offers the opportunity to take away the downsides of surgery and stenting by using medical therapy alone ...

Sixty-three percent were done for ≥ 70% asymptomatic carotid stenosis and 37% for strokes/transient ischemic attacks. Table 1 summarizes the clinical and demographic characteristics. The ...