The most effective treatment for carotid artery stenosis is carotid endarterectomy (CEA). To date, randomized trials of this procedure versus best medical care have excluded patients aged 80 years ...

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 ...

Atherosclerotic carotid artery stenosis is relatively frequent in older patients and is a major cause of disabling stroke or death. Carotid endarterectomy is currently considered the standard of ...

Carotid artery disease, or carotid artery stenosis, develops when fatty deposits called plaques build up on the walls of these vessels, clogging them. The disease leads to a host of complications, ...

LANCASTER – Fairfield Medical Center is now offering TCAR (transcarotid artery revascularization), a hybrid treatment option for those living with carotid artery stenosis. The carotid arteries ...

In mild aortic stenosis, the murmur peaks in early systole ... To asses for "parvus," it is often helpful to palpate one’s own carotid artery while concurrently palpating the patient's carotid ...

Health First Medical Group Nurse Practitioner Joy Cruz detected a troubling sound in Fred's carotid artery called a bruit.

Asymptomatic patients are recommended for a carotid endarterectomy if they have 70 to 99% stenosis, which is the level of narrowing in the artery. For symptomatic patients, the threshold is 50 to 99%.

The following is a summary of "Cerebral Hyperperfusion Syndrome After Carotid Revascularization; Predictors and Complications," published in the March 2025 issue of the Annals of Vascular Surgery by ...

and can cause narrowing (also called stenosis) of any of the arteries throughout the body. As atherosclerosis affects the whole body, people with mesenteric artery narrowing often have other ...