It's called direct carotid puncture — accessing ... and gives us easy access to the carotid artery," Matouk said. Doctors used direct carotid puncture in the '60s, but they abandoned the ...

Your doctor will pass the Embolic Protection System into the carotid artery to help capture any plaque or particles ... Your blood pressure and puncture site will also be closely watched. Your doctor ...

The most common cause of carotid artery narrowing is a buildup of plaque in the arteries due to multiple risk factors such as smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, family history and ...

Techniques for blood collection from the rat include puncture of the heart, retro-orbital plexus, jugular vein, saphenous vein, tail blood vessels, carotid artery, abdominal aorta, and vena cava.