Mild carotid stenosis without severe symptoms can be treated with aspirin. Antiplatelet medications, such as aspirin and clopidogrel (Plavix), decrease the ability of platelets to form blood clots.

What Are the Symptoms of Carotid Artery Disease ... and inexpensive way to screen for stenosis (narrowing) of the carotid artery, although it may not detect all blockages. Some experts believe ...

A new study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research found that while carotid artery narrowing can lead to stroke in both men and women, the symptoms ... on carotid stenosis, i.e., carotid ...

According to a 2020 article, carotid stenting is usually recommended for people who have 50% stenosis along with symptoms, or people who have 70% stenosis but no symptoms. Additionally ...

Even if a person does not have any symptoms of carotid artery stenosis, they can still be at an increased risk of stroke, so stenting may be necessary. Doctors usually recommend carotid stenting ...

For decades, medical practitioners have primarily relied on the degree of carotid narrowing (stenosis ... the latter of which included ocular symptoms, any type of stroke, and plaque progression ...

carotid stenosis (no neurological symptoms within 6 months) with no prior ipsilateral carotid artery intervention. Using electronic medical-record data from January 2008 through December 2017 ...

Carotid stenosis is also known as carotid disease and carotid atherosclerosis ... Often people with carotid artery disease, even with severe narrowing, experience no symptoms. The narrowing is found ...