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 ...

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

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

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.

In the Netherlands, about 2,000 people with carotid artery stenosis are operated on every year after they have had a stroke.

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 ... to remove carotid artery plaque.

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 ...

A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 ... who underwent surgery to remove carotid artery plaque. Symptoms caused by carotid ...

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