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 ...

It's easy to perform stress echocardiography and ultrasound of carotid plaque burden simultaneously, and the two tests together are better than either alone for risk stratification, say researchers.

Sonolysis, an application of therapeutic ultrasound, reduced periprocedural cerebrovascular events during carotid endarterectomy. The safety profile of sonolysis was supported by a reported lack ...

Applying ultrasound to help break up thrombus during carotid endarterectomy reduces adverse neurological outcomes in the first 30 days after surgery in patients with either symptomatic or asymptomatic ...

Use of portable B-mode ultrasound to examine the iliofemoral and carotid arteries enabled the identification of more subclinical atherosclerotic disease compared with carotid evaluation alone. B ...

Normal intima-media thickness on carotid ultrasound reliably excludes an ischemic cause of cardiomyopathy. American Heart Journal , 2010; 159 (6): 1059 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.03.026 Cite This Page : ...

If more information is needed after your ultrasound, a CT scan or MRI with contrast is performed. What are the risks associated with carotid artery blockage? The biggest concern is the risk of stroke.

Leis and colleagues obtained data from 1,433 women who participated in the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) and completed a carotid ultrasound assessment during the study’s ...

If you have a blockage greater than 50%, your doctor may suggest you get a carotid ultrasound every year. If you haven't had any previous stroke symptoms , your doctor will check you with a ...