New research suggests “micronanoplastics” might be accumulating in arteries, with potentially serious consequences for our ...

The carotid arteries branch off from the aorta (the largest artery in the body) a short distance from the heart, and extend upward through the neck carrying oxygen-rich ... affected depends on the ...

Tiny pieces of plastic are infiltrating the large arteries in the neck that carry blood from the heart to the head, with the ...

Each patient is different and our doctors provide expertise managing this disorder. The image to the right (Figure 1) shows an image of a carotid artery in the neck where it divides into the artery of ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD The posterior communicating artery (PCOM) is a part of a group of arteries in ...

Playboy model Katie May died in February after a visit to the chiropractor left her with a torn artery in her neck Writer-Reporter ... was “caused by a blocked carotid artery.” ...

A 4 year-old-boy is recovering after a metal straw pierced an artery in his neck. The freak accident ... and puncture his right carotid artery, which provides blood and oxygen to the brain.

or common carotid artery (CCA). Owing to the superficial location of the ICA, balloon-expandable stent crushing, which could lead to cerebral flow impairment, was observed. [1,2,3,4] Therefore ...

The most effective treatment for carotid artery stenosis is carotid endarterectomy (CEA). To date, randomized trials of this procedure versus best medical care have excluded patients aged 80 years ...

The following case is unusual in that the occlusion was an embolus lodged at the carotid siphon that was removed six to eight hours after onset, with excellent reversal of the hemiparesis.

Atherosclerosis of the extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) causes 10–20% of ischaemic strokes.1 As luminal stenosis of the ICA grows, the risk of ischaemic stroke increases,2 and removal of the ...