The main supply of blood to the brain is carried by the carotid arteries. The carotid arteries branch off from the aorta (the largest artery in the body) a short distance from the heart, and extend ...

Narrowing of the blood vessels (carotid arteries) in the neck restricting the blood flow ... Early stages do not show any symptoms and most often the first symptom would be stroke or transient ...

A recent study used this technique to select 32 such patients with occluded carotid arteries and either progressive or minor stroke symptoms. [61] The authors of this study felt that diffusion ...

Your surgeon will perform the procedure through an artery ... regarding your Carotid Stent. After discharge, call us immediately if you have any new symptoms or worsening of the symptoms you had ...

Carotid percutaneous transluminal angioplasty/stenting has become an accepted treatment modality for carotid artery stenosis in high-risk patients. There has been an ongoing debate regarding which ...