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

The image to the right (Figure 1) shows an image of a carotid artery in the neck where it divides into the artery of the external carotid artery (smaller vessel on the right) and the internal carotid ...

Carotid percutaneous transluminal angioplasty/stenting has become an accepted treatment modality for carotid artery stenosis in high-risk patients. There has been an ongoing debate regarding which ...

Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is the leading cause of adult disability in the United States and a major cause of death both ...

aimed to tackle this knowledge gap via their "Mild but Unstable Stenosis of Internal Carotid Artery (MUSIC)" study. This multicenter prospective cohort study, which was published online on ...

Investigations: Physical examination, laboratory tests, noncontrast head CT scan ... Acute ischemic stroke caused by distal left internal carotid artery occlusion, with salvageable penumbral ...

Cerebral angiogram is the most accurate way of studying blood vessels in the head and neck and ... non-invasive studies such as CT and MR angiography. During a cerebral angiogram, contrast is injected ...

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.

Terumo Neuro, a wholly owned subsidiary of Terumo Corporation, announced that the company’s dual-layer micromesh carotid st ...

Tiny pieces of plastic are infiltrating the large arteries in the neck that carry blood from the heart to the head, with the highest amounts found in fatty buildup in the arteries of stroke survivors, ...