Your internal carotid arteries carry blood to your brain. The most common cause of strokes is when a piece of plaque inside the arteries of your neck breaks loose. Your bloodstream then carries this ...

The carotid arteries provide oxygen-rich blood to the brain and other parts of the head. In this article, learn more about their function and carotid artery disease.

Carotid artery disease, also called carotid artery stenosis, occurs when the carotid arteries, the main blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood to the brain, become narrowed. The narrowing of the ...

Covid cases to those hospitalised - and the results show Covid can age arteries by up to five years, hitting women hardest ...

Covid-19 seems to accelerate the ageing of blood vessels, but perhaps only among women.

Carotid Endarterectomy - For patients with significant carotid artery narrowing with or without stroke-like symptoms, surgery may be recommended. Carotid Endarterectomy surgery involves exposing the ...

A carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a surgical procedure to remove fatty deposits from the carotid arteries. These are the two main arteries that supply blood to the brain, face, and neck.

This is one of the classic appearances of a dissection. On the intracranial internal carotid angiograms, note the complete absence of the middle cerebral artery. The anterior cerebral artery is well ...

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 ...

Glue is injected into the artery to block it off and lower blood flow to the area. Risks of a Carotid-Cavernous Fistula The prognosis for a carotid cavernous fistula is generally good.

The blood pressure was 85/75 mm. of mercury in the left arm and 120/80 mm. of mercury in the right. There was a localized Grade 2 systolic bruit over the left subclavian artery. There were no ...

Carotid Artery Dissection: (Left) Right Carotid Angiogram at the level of the carotid bifurcation; (Middle) Right Carotid Angiogram at the level of the base of the skull; (Right) Axial CT scan 3 days ...