While it may be tempting to rush outside on a quiet afternoon and sweep up all the old rubbish and debris, gardeners are being cautioned that anyone who has a tree stump in their outdoor space ...

Carotid sinus hypersensitivity is a condition brought on by rapid changes in blood pressure, potentially causing dizziness or fainting during everyday activities. The condition can sometimes go ...

Metabolic syndrome is a constellation of conditions that together increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, stroke, and cardiovascular problems, including heart attack. The features of metabolic syndrome ...

Background Occlusion of the internal carotid artery (ICA) may extend into the middle or anterior cerebral artery (ICA-T) or be confined to the intracranial (ICA-I) or extracranial segment (ICA-E).

Background Challenging anatomy for carotid artery access can result in a delay to achieve successful recanalization in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Our objective was to study emergent direct ...

This article was originally posted Dec. 8, 2014. It has been updated. There are many things in medicine that are merely a matter of preference or style. How to check a patient’s pulse is not one ...