A new study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research found that while carotid artery narrowing can lead to stroke in both ...

Over the 12.4 years of follow-up, 901 (16%) of the participants died. Carotid plaque burden and coronary artery calcification measured at the start of the study were both associated with death ...

To asses for "parvus," it is often helpful to palpate one’s own carotid artery while concurrently ... the carotids may be stiff due to calcification, which may falsely normalize the carotid ...

[10] The carotid artery pulse is classically parvus et ... such as a bicuspid valve that leads to premature calcification; calcification of the normal trileaflet valve; and rheumatic valve disease.