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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The study, "Frailty Scores Impact the Outcomes of Urgent Carotid Interventions in Acute Stroke Patients" published in The ...

Carotid stenting – Carotid stenting is when specialists insert a tiny metal tube called a “stent” into the carotid artery. The stent is designed to prop open narrowed arteries.

Sixty-three percent were done for ≥ 70% asymptomatic carotid stenosis and 37% for strokes/transient ischemic attacks. Table 1 summarizes the clinical and demographic characteristics. The ...

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

Although my bias as a CAS enthusiast makes me believe that CAS will ultimately have a major role in the treatment of patients with carotid stenosis, and although results of CAS will ultimately ...

(Nasdaq: NSPR), developer of the CGuard™ Prime carotid stent system for the treatment of carotid artery disease and prevention of stroke, today announced financial and operating results for the fourth ...

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 ...