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 ...

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 ...

Atherosclerotic plaques cause symptoms most often through distal ... a CT arteriogram shows left carotid-artery stenosis (arrow). In Panel B, embolic occlusion (arrow) of the left middle cerebral ...

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 ...