Cerebrovascular disease affects blood flow to the brain, increasing stroke risk. Learn about its different types, causes, ...

A brain aneurysm is an area of weakness in a brain blood vessel that over time can grow larger and thinner. Aneurysms are dangerous because they can grow and eventually rupture allowing blood to leak ...

The most common cause of carotid artery narrowing is a buildup of plaque in the arteries due to multiple risk factors such as smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, family history and ...

including a thoracotomy and proximal and distal aneurysm ligation; surgical VA ligation; and an LSA ligation with a carotid-subclavian artery bypass. Endovascular techniques were also used ...

A carotid stenting system was linked to the lowest 1-year stroke rates reported for any prospective, multicenter pivotal trial of carotid artery stenting, researchers reported. As Healio previously ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, carotid artery disease is responsible for up to one-third of all strokes. And 3% of adults over the age ...

Outer Banks Voice About 25 years ago, vascular surgeon Dr. John Martin was called to the emergency room to treat a patient with a ruptured aortic aneurysm. Unfortunately, the ...

The posterior communicating artery (PCOM) is a part of a group of arteries in the brain known as the circle of Willis. The artery connects the internal carotid and the posterior cerebral arteries.

AdventHealth’s AngioScreen bus will be available at AdventHealth Redmond on May 29, AdventHealth Gordon on June 11, and ...

offering physicians a clinically proven option to improve patient outcomes in carotid artery disease treatment. Terumo Neuro's Carotid Stent System is indicated for the treatment of carotid ...