Dear Dr. Donohue: I am 84 years old, and I have been diagnosed with a carotid artery bulb. It seems to be growing with time. I have had an ultrasound of the artery, and the only diagnosis is some ...

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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 ...

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 large ...

Several large randomized clinical trials in North America and Europe concluded over a decade ago that carotid endarterectomy plus medical management was significantly better than medical management ...

Carotid webs are shelf‐like fibrous projections arising from the intima of the carotid bulb that have recently emerged as a potential contributor to ischaemic stroke. Once regarded as benign ...

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These data suggest an important mechanism by which increased ACE expression may play a role in carotid atherosclerosis. However, more clinical and basic science studies are needed to explore the exact ...

NEW ORLEANS — Rosuvastatin 40 mg treatment over a two-year period slowed progression of maximum carotid intima-media thickness among middle-aged adults with a low Framingham risk and evidence of early ...

To compare left carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and biochemical markers for atherogenesis in neonatal venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) survivors with normal controls ...

BECAUSE angina pectoris is a consequence of inadequate myocardial oxygenation, ideal therapy for this incapacitating symptom would be directed toward both increasing coronary blood flow and decreasing ...

Cardiovascular disease causes severe morbidity and mortality in type 1 diabetes, although the specific risk factors and whether chronic hyperglycemia has a role are unknown. We examined the ...