The foreign body was surgically removed and the common carotid artery perforation treated with reconstruction using bovine pericardial patch angioplasty. The patient’s circulatory function was ...
Carotid artery disease is a common cause of stroke. It occurs when plaque builds up inside the carotid arteries. These are the arteries that supply oxygen-rich blood to the brain. There are two ...
Carotid artery disease occurs when plaque builds up inside the carotid arteries in the neck. There are two common carotid arteries, one on the right and the other on the left, that divide into ...
The most common angiographic finding in patients with ... B-mode ultrasound images can show tapering of the carotid artery lumen (beginning well above the ICA origin), an irregular membrane ...
If the narrowing of the carotid arteries becomes severe enough to block blood flow, or a piece of atherosclerotic plaque breaks off and obstructs blood flow to the brain, a stroke may occur.
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