Figure 3a: Neck angiogram lateral (side) view of the left carotid artery. There is severe stenosis or narrowing of the internal carotid artery (red arrow) at its origin. Figure 3b: Lateral view of the ...

Figure 6. Front view (a) and side view (b) of a large left sided carotid artery aneurysm. After placement of a flow diverting stent device, the aneurysm slowly shrank and the vessel healed. Six months ...

Researchers investigated the presence of micronanoplastics in the carotid arteries, the major blood vessels in the neck that supply blood to the brain and face. People with fatty buildup (plaque ...

The new research involved tissue samples removed from the carotid arteries of 48 patients. About a third of the samples were from people aged 60 to 90 who’d had plaques removed to treat a stroke ...

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 carotid stenting system had few adverse events for patients with carotid artery stenosis. The stroke rate was the lowest seen at 1 year in a carotid artery stenting pivotal trial. A carotid ...

Current risk assessment guidelines for ischemic stroke may underestimate patients with mild carotid stenosis. A Japanese multicenter study found that unstable plaque—particularly intraplaque ...