LOS ANGELES Listening to the neck is something many physicians routinely do, but what are doctors checking for? They're listening for a "whooshing" sound which indicates blood trying to get pass a ...

The presence of a carotid bruit — a ‘sound’ over the carotid artery (which supplies the head and neck with blood) indicating blockage — substantially increases the risk of cardiovascular death and ...

In this case, there is a smooth narrowing of the proximal right ICA, with beading of the distal ICA; these findings are consistent with a diagnosis of fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD). Similar findings ...

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The objective of the study was to compare %S based on US with %S based on velocity-related estimations. Two sets of data were construed. The first data set was used to quantify the relationship ...

CEREBROVASCULAR insufficiency due to subclavian-artery occlusion is more frequent, more simply diagnosed and more easily treated than generally recognized. Only recently has attention been focused on ...

A new study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research found that while carotid artery narrowing can lead to stroke in both men and women, the symptoms and plaque characteristics often differ between ...

Prepapillary loops (PPLs) are rare. They are usually unilateral, congenital, and uncommonly associated with complications. 1 We describe a patient with carotid artery stenosis and a congenital PPL, ...