Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is the leading cause of adult disability in the United States and a major cause of death both ...

JOHN DAY – Grant County Sheriff Todd McKinley is recovering after tightness in his left arm and shoulder led to the discovery of a potentially life threatening blockage in his right carotid artery.

which could have put it on the right path. However, the analysis quickly fell apart. The next “thought” was about how the location might be in Springfield, Missouri or Kansas City. This is the ...

In this way, every patient with a stroke due to carotid artery narrowing can receive a tailor-made risk-based treatment. That saves many patients a major operation and lowers health care costs.

A risky carotid artery operation, currently still the standard treatment for many patients, may then no longer be necessary for this group of patients. This research, published today in the Lancet ...

The stent system is indicated for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis in patients at increased risk for adverse events following carotid endarterectomy. Terumo Neuro designed the device to ...

April 15, 2025—Terumo Neuro, a wholly owned subsidiary of Terumo Corporation, announced that the company’s dual-layer micromesh carotid stent system has received premarket approval from the FDA for ...

the PCOM artery starts from the internal carotid artery (ICA) and joins the internal carotid and the posterior cerebral arteries (PCA). It is located on the left and right sides of the head and is ...

The following case is unusual in that the occlusion was an embolus lodged at the carotid siphon that was ... Case Report A 56-year-old right-handed man had the sudden onset of left-sided ...

Carotid artery narrowing leads to stroke in both sexes, but symptoms and plaque characteristics differ. Men often develop cardiovascular diseases earlier, with lipid-rich plaques, while women ...

Finally, a fourth type of vascular ring with RAA is a RAA with an aberrant innominate artery. The first branch is the right carotid and does not classify as a RAA branching pattern; one may be ...