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 ... There is severe stenosis or narrowing of the internal carotid artery (red arrow) at its origin. Figure 3b: Lateral view of ...

A case study on intravascular lithotripsy for the treatment of calcified carotid disease to demonstrate technical feasibility ...

SURGICAL treatment of strokes resulting from occlusion of the major extracranial blood vessels is of recent origin ... was an embolus lodged at the carotid siphon that was removed six to eight ...

many people don't experience symptoms of carotid artery disease until the blockage becomes severe enough to cause a stroke. Symptoms often occur suddenly, and the most common signs of a clogged ...

with plaque erosion being more common,” said Sukhavasi. Consequently, understanding these sex-specific differences in carotid artery narrowing is crucial. This study used single-cell RNA sequencing to ...

Atherothrombosis is a systemic disease of the arterial wall that affects the carotid, coronary, and peripheral vascular beds, and the aorta. This condition is associated with complications such as ...

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.

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.