Another indication for vertebral artery reconstruction pertains to patients who have both extracranial internal carotid and vertebral atherosclerotic disease and who have not gained symptom relief ...

To date, the Carotid and Vertebral Artery Transluminal Angioplasty Study (CAVATAS) 3 is the only prospective randomized study comparing best medical therapy with endovascular stenting for patients ...

The potential risks of direct puncture of the carotid or vertebral arteries are avoided by the use of transaxillary aortography in the initial radiologic screening procedure. The incidence and ...

This was interpreted as an enlarging hematoma, with severe mass effect on the carotid artery and her airway. There was also some contrast material pooling near the left VA, which was felt to ...

A new predictive model developed by Ochsner Health helps clinicians make real-time decisions for patients who had a stroke ...

February is heart month. Almost all heart attacks are preventable, but in spite of that they remain the number one cause of ...

Not exactly. But in some extreme cases, there is a risk of damaging your carotid or vertebral artery due to extreme pressure. The carotid arteries, one on each side of the neck, are responsible ...

Known collectively as the cervical arteries, the carotid arteries supply blood to the front of the brain and the vertebral ...