Ischemic stroke remains one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability worldwide, with narrowing of the carotid artery due to atherosclerosis contributing to up to 30% of all cases.

Doctors might be able to use a new scoring system to avoid unnecessary surgery to prevent strokes, a new study shows.

New research suggests “micronanoplastics” might be accumulating in arteries, with potentially serious consequences for our ...

Tiny pieces of plastic are infiltrating the large arteries in the neck that carry blood from the heart to the head, with the ...

European research led by University College London (UCL), together with Amsterdam UMC and the University of Basel shows that a significant proportion of patients who suffer a stroke due to carotid ...

As part of the lower half of the circle of Willis, the PCOM artery starts from the internal carotid artery (ICA) and joins the internal carotid and the posterior cerebral arteries (PCA). It is located ...

The following case is unusual in that the occlusion was an embolus lodged at the carotid siphon that was removed six to eight hours after onset, with excellent reversal of the hemiparesis.

Recent findings published in Nature Cardiovascular Research highlight significant gender-based differences in carotid artery plaques and the associated symptoms of stroke. The study reveals that while ...

For decades, the clinical approach to coronary artery disease has been centred on the acute effects of coronary occlusion and its culmination in myocardial ischaemia—a focus that has shaped both ...

The major thrust of current diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for coronary artery disease has overwhelmingly focused on late-stage atherosclerosis—ie, obstructive coronary artery disease—and its ...

IMPACT OF STAFF CUTS — Job cuts at the FDA could threaten the yearslong effort to return the agency’s inspections of foreign manufacturing plants to pre-pandemic levels. While the Trump ...

U.S Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., has reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would ban bump stocks, the devices used during the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting on the Strip. “It’s been ...