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.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, carotid artery disease is responsible for up to one-third of all strokes. And 3% of adults over the age ...

A 61-year-old man with a history of smoking, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease with prior percutaneous coronary intervention presented with ...

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.

This article was originally posted Dec. 8, 2014. It has been updated. There are many things in medicine that are merely a matter of preference or style. How to check a patient’s pulse is not one ...

In 2024, researchers in Italy reported finding micronanoplastics in plaque from some people without symptoms who underwent surgery to remove carotid artery plaque. Symptoms caused by carotid ...

The study has several limitations. It cannot prove that micronanoplastics in plaque were the cause of symptoms of carotid artery disease; micronanoplastics might be a sign of another health issue ...

The most effective treatment for carotid artery stenosis is carotid endarterectomy (CEA). To date, randomized trials of this procedure versus best medical care have excluded patients aged 80 years ...

Researchers examined the clinical features, radiological findings, and treatment outcomes of patients with symptomatic mild carotid stenosis, seeking to improve current medical guidelines for the ...

Plaque, the fatty deposits that can narrow the carotid artery, may cause a stroke. People unknowingly eat and drink micronanoplastics from plastic waste broken down and collected in the soil and water ...