Archie et al [14] reported 9% of patients had severe (>70%) stenosis of the external carotid artery following carotid endarterectomy; and found that the repair of severely stenosed or occluded ...

There were 255 carotid endarterectomies on 236 patients (143 males). The median age was 72 years (range 52-92). Median hospital stay was 3 days. Mean follow up with duplex ultrasound scan 3 years ...

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 ...

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Initial serum testing including ESR, CRP were normal. Lumbar puncture was bland. The patient underwent digital subtraction angiography (to rule out intracranial pathology) which showed moderate ...

Background Occlusion of the internal carotid artery (ICA ... While all large and medium vessel occlusions (up to middle cerebral artery M2 segment) are documented in the GSR, we cannot exclude the ...

Actor Saif Ali Khan shared details of a near-fatal attack at his residence, revealing he has 30 scars on his neck and narrowly avoided damage to critical blood vessels. The knife penetrated close ...

Background: Around 9–15% of ischemic strokes are related to internal carotid artery (ICA)-stenosis ≥50%. However, the extent to which ICA-stenosis <50% causes ischemic cerebrovascular events is ...

There was no light perception in the left eye. The face is rich in blood vessels that have multiple branches and anastomoses with the external and internal carotid arteries. The internal carotid ...

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 ...