Your carotid arteries are the major blood vessels that deliver blood to your brain. One carotid artery is located on each side of your neck. When your doctor puts their hands on your neck to detect a ...

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 ...

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 ...

The function of the carotid arteries is to help transport blood into a person’s brain and other areas in the head, making them essential to brain function. Arteries play a vital role in transporting ...

A 24 year-old woman presented with right neck pain and a right Horner's syndrome after a minor motor vehicle accident. Otherwise her neurological examination was normal. Carotid Artery Dissection: ...

In analyzing a subset of 12 patients (pilot study) who had both completion carotid angiography and carotid duplex ultrasonography within 7 days after stenting, 10 patients with normal post-stenting ...

A 24 year-old woman presented with right neck pain and a right Horner's syndrome after a minor motor vehicle accident. Otherwise her neurological examination was normal. Carotid Artery Dissection: Fat ...