Filmmaker and actor Rakesh Roshan shared that both his carotid arteries were above 75 per cent blocked, which could have been ...

The carotid arteries provide oxygen-rich blood to the brain and other parts of the head. In this article, learn more about their function and carotid artery disease.

The image to the right (Figure 1) shows an image of a carotid artery in the neck where it divides into the artery of the external carotid artery (smaller vessel on the right) and the internal carotid ...

During carotid endarterectomy, surgeons often perform avulsion endarterectomy to the external carotid artery. There is limited data supporting the routine use of this technique.

Carotid artery disease develops when the arteries that carry blood to the brain get narrower or clogged due to plaque buildup. Learn more about the symptoms and risk factors here.

The pulse you feel in your temples is coming from the superficial temporal artery which is a branch of the external carotid artery. If the pulse is accompanied by pain, consult with your doctor.

Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion: Cerebral Angiogram, left common carotid artery (CCA) injection, lateral view.Note that the left internal carotid artery (ICA) is completely occluded. Presumably, at ...

InspireMD, Inc. announced the commercial launch of the CGuard Prime carotid stent system in the United States. On June 24, the comp ...

Quite the contrary, the internal carotid artery is, by comparison, considerably smaller, as documented by Jewell in his article, "The Anastomoses between Internal and External Carotid Systems in ...

Internal Carotid endarterectomy was performed in symptomatic patients who had severe carotid artery stenosis (≥ 70% stenosis involving the carotid artery bifurcation). This was established by ...