Your arteries play an important role in your cardiovascular health, transporting blood from the heart to all of the body's ...

Bruit, also called vascular murmur, is the abnormal sound generated by turbulent flow of blood in an artery due to either an area of partial obstruction or a localized high rate of blood flow ...

The most specific finding is tender or thickened temporal arteries with decreased pulsations. [5] Bruits may be heard over the carotid or subclavian areas, or rarely over the orbits. Giant cell ...

Carotid artery disease can be detected multiple ways including: Bruit - This is a rushing sound in the neck that is often heard by a doctor using a stethoscope during routine physical exams. A high ...

Health First Medical Group Nurse Practitioner Joy Cruz detected a troubling sound in Fred's carotid artery called a bruit.

Incidentally, systolic bruits can be present upon auscultation ... a significantly elevated velocity in the proximal subclavian artery (i.e., >300 cm/s), as well as a change in its waveform ...

The Adson’s maneuver would cause a subclavian artery bruit to be heard if positive. Thoracic outlet syndrome occurs when there is nerve compression at the superior thoracic outlet caused by ...

The blood pressure is frequently elevated. Renal artery bruits may be present if there is involvement of that vessel. Since rapid diagnosis is crucial in ascending aortic dissections and the ...