A new study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research found that while carotid artery narrowing can lead to stroke in both ...

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 ...

Asymptomatic carotid disease is the presence of a significant amount of atherosclerotic build-up without obstructing enough blood flow to cause symptoms. However, a sufficiently tight stenosis will ...

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 ...

Not everybody with blockages needs surgical intervention. Guidelines recommend against surgery in people with no symptoms and ...

Not all carotid narrowing requires intervention, and the condition is often managed with medications and lifestyle changes.

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 ...

Perhaps the best bedside method to estimate the severity of aortic stenosis is derived from evaluation of the carotid arteries. The phenomenon known as "pulsus parvus et tardus" refers to a weak ...

Applying ultrasound to help break up thrombus during carotid endarterectomy reduces adverse neurological outcomes in the ...

This cross-sectional study, spanning from December 2020 to December 2021, delves into the prevalence and risk factors of ...