Thousands of people have avoided strokes by opting for preemptive surgery that removes a coating of hard plaque from the inside of a vital neck artery. A new study finds that this surgery has ...

Patients treated by doctors who were paid in the traditional fee-for-service system “were significantly more likely” to face carotid artery surgery than if treated by doctors paid a salary, according ...

The main supply of blood to the brain is carried by the carotid arteries. The carotid arteries branch off from the aorta (the largest artery in the body) a short distance from the heart, and extend ...

A NSW hospital becomes the first in Australia to offer a new stroke-prevention treatment that has been available in the ...

Carotid artery stenosis, a narrowing of the carotid arteries in the neck, is usually due to plaque buildup. Standard treatment involves intensive medical management, including aspirin to prevent blood ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. There have now been more than 100,000 transcarotid ...

LOS ANGELES—Carotid artery stenting holds up well over the long term against endarterectomy in asymptomatic and symptomatic patients with severe carotid stenosis, according to results from the ACT I ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, a leading liberal voice in the United States, had preventive surgery in Boston on Friday to unclog a partially blocked carotid artery in his neck ...

New research from Neurologist Dr. David Spence of The University of Western Ontario has shown that using 3-D ultrasound to identify ulcers in the carotid arteries is an effective way to pinpoint the ...

Washington, D.C. (April 10, 2008) – Carotid artery stenting is an effective option for high risk patients who are not eligible for surgery, according to a long-term study published in this week’s New ...

When Dr. Anish J. Thomas, an interventional cardiologist, arrived at St. Mary's Health Center in October, he became the first doctor there to install stents in blocked carotid arteries. More recently, ...