Carotid artery disease is similar to coronary artery disease, in which blockages occur in the arteries of the heart, and may cause a heart attack. The main supply of blood to the brain is carried by ...

A new study has revealed important differences in how carotid artery narrowing, a major risk factor for stroke, affects men ...

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

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

The most common ... artery open (Figure 3), thereby, reducing the risk of future strokes. Figure 3a: Neck angiogram lateral (side) view of the left carotid artery. There is severe stenosis or ...

People with plaque in the blood vessels of their neck have a higher amount of tiny plastic particles in those vessels compared to people with healthy arteries.

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

PSVs and end-diastolic velocities of the ICA and common carotid artery were recorded. Patients with PSVs of the ICA of > 140 cm/s underwent carotid computed tomographic (CT) angiography.

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD The posterior communicating artery (PCOM) is a part of a group of arteries in ...