2). This showed complete occlusion of the left internal carotid artery at the common-carotid-artery bifurcation. The left subclavian artery was stenotic proximal to the origin of the vertebral artery.

The foreign body was surgically removed and the common carotid artery perforation treated with reconstruction using bovine pericardial patch angioplasty. The patient’s circulatory function was ...

PSVs and end-diastolic velocities of the ICA and common carotid artery were recorded. Patients with PSVs of the ICA of > 140 cm/s underwent carotid computed tomographic (CT) angiography.

Atherosclerosis is the most common cause of carotid artery disease. It is unknown exactly how atherosclerosis begins or what causes it. Atherosclerosis is a slow, progressive, vascular disease that ...

The most common cause of carotid artery narrowing is a buildup of plaque in the arteries due to multiple risk factors such as smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, family history and ...

Every year, nearly 800,000 people have a stroke in the United States, and it is the fifth-leading cause of death and the most ...