A stroke is a medical event that occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or reduced. When this occurs, brain tissue is deprived of oxygen and nutrients. Since brain cells c… ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: My father’s doctor wants him to have an ultrasound of his carotid artery. ... DEAR READER: The carotid arteries carry oxygen- and nutrient-rich blood from the heart to the brain.

Dear Doctor K: My father's doctor wants him to have an ultrasound of his carotid artery. What is the carotid artery? What will the doctor be looking for?

This Review focuses on the use of ultrasound to measure carotid plaque for three purposes: management of patients, genetic research, and evaluation of new therapies for stroke prevention.

Ultrasound, a non-invasive technique commonly used to study the presence of atherosclerosis disease in blood vessels, can be used to identify patients at increased risk of future stroke who could ...

In the current era of intensive medical therapy, carotid artery disease rarely progresses to occlusion and, when it does, patients’ risk of ipsilateral stroke is very low, according to an ...

A slightly overweight 74-year-old man with high cholesterol and other comorbidities has previously received multiple carotid ultrasound exams revealing up to 50% stenosis, and he tells you he’s ...

Carotid artery stenosis can increase a person’s risk of having a stroke. According to Dr. Krystal Maloni, a vascular surgeon at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, the disease is the most common ...

Procedures like carotid endarterectomy (surgical removal of plaque) or angioplasty with stenting can improve blood flow and ...

A study compared the learning and memory skills of 67 subjects with 50% reduction in the diameter of the carotid artery to 60 subjects with normal blood flow through the carotid vessel.

Q: My father's doctor wants him to have an ultrasound of his carotid artery. What is the carotid artery? What will the doctor be looking for? A: The carotid arteries carry oxygen- and nutrient ...