Dr. William Gray talks with Drs. Sonya Noor, Adnan Siddiqui, and Peter Soukas about how they approach treatment decisions for ...

A carotid ultrasound is an exam that combines two types of ultrasound to look for blockages in your carotid arteries. It is simple and painless. The carotid arteries are located along both sides of ...

Carotid stent surgery is one of two procedures that can be used to treat carotid artery stenosis. This procedure is considered a less invasive option with a faster recovery time. However, it does have ...

On the day before your treatment, you may be asked to withhold some of your blood pressure medication. This is so it does not interfere with the blood pressure response during the actual stent ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Lyle Mason of Battle Creek had to have surgery on both of his carotid arteries. He has a scar of each side of his neck, but they look very different. “It was remarkable,” Mason said ...

You have two carotid arteries in your neck that are responsible for supplying oxygen-rich blood to your head and brain. Like all arteries, carotid arteries are made up of three layers: An outer ...

Vascular surgeons diagnose and help people manage conditions that affect circulation, including diseases of the veins and arteries. Types of vascular procedures include carotid artery surgery, lower ...

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 ...

Paul Hargadon doesn't put much stock in being the first person in the United States to get a new kind of carotid artery stent. His vascular surgeon Dr. Bradley Boone at Cardiothoracic and Vascular ...

The vast majority of imaging tests that result in carotid revascularization of asymptomatic patients are performed for “uncertain” indications, with as many as one in nine carotid ultrasounds ...

A mortality rate of 32% at 2 years after carotid artery stenting (CAS) in a new study has raised concerns about the risk-benefit of this procedure, especially in older patients. The researchers, led ...

Oncotarget Volume 11, Issue 10 reported that the statistically associated Cp G sites were analyzed in blood samples from two separate atherothrombotic stroke cohorts, ischemic stroke-cohort 1: 37 ...