A 57 year-old man presented with a mild headache. His examination was normal. An MRI scan of the brain suggested an abnormality of the left internal carotid artery, which led to the patient undergoing ...

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 care ...

Clinical experience with Terumo’s Roadsaver™ carotid artery stent system. Edvard Skripochnik, MD Chief, Vascular and ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Significant differences in vessel density, foveal avascular zone area and RNFL thickness were reported between ...

TUPELO — Carotid artery disease, a progressive buildup of calcium deposits and cholesterol in the primary artery supplying blood to the brain, poses a risk of stroke, but there are a few ways to treat ...

(HealthDay News) — Frequenting roller-coaster rides may lead to intimal tears within the cervical internal carotid artery (ICA), according to a case report published online November 26 in Pediatric ...

Various conditions can lead to carotid artery neck pain. For instance, some people experience carotidynia, which is inflammation of the blood vessels. Carotid artery dissection can also cause pain in ...

Rapid Medical announced FDA clearance of the Tigertriever 25 thrombectomy device. Additionally, the company announced that the fi ...

A 60 year-old man presented with spells of left sided weakness, often provoked by standing up quickly. His neurological exam was completely normal. Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion: Cerebral ...