Background: The optimal endovascular management of cervical carotid dissection causing tandem occlusion remains uncertain. We investigated the impact of emergent carotid stenting during endovascular ...

Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA; ozaidat{at}mcw.edu Background Carotid artery dissection is an important cause of stroke in young patients. Selection criteria for endovascular repair have ...

Caution is advised when establishing direct carotid artery access to avoid potential complications, including arterial dissection, hematoma formation, and sheath kinking.

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Neurological examination was normal, except for a left-sided Horner’s syndrome. There was no history of neck trauma. Colour duplex sonography demonstrated dissection of the left internal carotid ...

Carotid sinus hypersensitivity is a condition brought on by rapid changes in blood pressure, potentially causing dizziness or fainting during everyday activities. The condition can sometimes go ...

Sixty-three percent were done for ≥ 70% asymptomatic carotid stenosis and 37% for strokes/transient ischemic attacks. Table 1 summarizes the clinical and demographic characteristics. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

I don’t understand how he missed my carotid artery and jugular vein… it’s not possible to cut somebody’s neck the way my neck is cut, and not kill them.

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 ...