Research Highlights A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 ...

New research suggests “micronanoplastics” might be accumulating in arteries, with potentially serious consequences for our ...

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 ...

People with plaque in the blood vessels of their neck have a higher amount of tiny plastic particles in those vessels ...

Tiny pieces of plastic are infiltrating the large arteries in the neck that carry blood from the heart to the head, with the ...

A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more ...

A new study has revealed important differences in how carotid artery narrowing, a major risk factor for stroke, affects men ...

People with plaque in the blood vessels of their neck have a higher amount of tiny ... symptoms who underwent surgery to remove carotid artery plaque. Symptoms caused by carotid plaque buildup ...

People with plaque in the blood vessels of their neck have a higher amount of tiny ... symptoms who underwent surgery to remove carotid artery plaque. Symptoms caused by carotid plaque buildup ...

A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries ... Plaque, the fatty deposits that can narrow the carotid artery, may cause a stroke.

Ischemic stroke remains one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability worldwide, with narrowing of the carotid artery due to atherosclerosis contributing to up to 30% of all cases.

The following case is unusual in that the occlusion was an embolus lodged at the carotid siphon that was removed six to eight hours after onset, with excellent reversal of the hemiparesis.