What causes carotid artery disease?
Carotid artery disease occurs when the main arteries in your neck that bring blood to your brain become narrowed or blocked by plaque. Carotid artery disease increases your risk for a stroke or a transient ischemic attack (TIA), also known as a ... [... more]
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Carotid Artery Disease - CAD
The carotid arteries are the main blood vessels to the brain. These arteries can develop a build-up of plaque caused by atherosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries". When plaque in the carotid arteries (arrow) becomes very severe, a stroke [... more]
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Carotid Artery Disease
From the Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Mass. Correspondence to Joshua Beckman, MD, MS, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115. E-mail jbeckman{at}partners.org Carotid ... [... more]
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What Is Carotid Artery Disease?
Carotid artery disease is a condition in which a fatty material called plaque builds up inside the carotid arteries. The carotid arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to your brain. DCI Home: Heart & Vascular Diseases: Carotid Artery Disease: What Is ... [... more]
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Carotid Artery Disease - CAD
The carotid arteries are the main blood vessels to the brain. These arteries can develop a build-up of plaque caused by atherosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries". When plaque in the carotid arteries (arrow) becomes very severe, a stroke [... more]
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What causes carotid artery disease?
Carotid artery disease occurs when the main arteries in your neck that bring blood to your brain become narrowed or blocked by plaque. Carotid artery disease increases your risk for a stroke or a transient ischemic attack (TIA), also known as a ... [... more]
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Carotid Artery Disease
For some patients, direct surgical repair via a carotid endarterectomy is not a very good option because the location of the stenosis (narrowing), or the patient's overall health, may make surgery too risky. Carotid angioplasty and stenting, a ... [... more]
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Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health research. The ... [... more]
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The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. It collects materials in all major areas of the health sciences and to a lesser degree in such areas as chemistry, ... [... more]
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