If the narrowing of the carotid arteries becomes severe enough to block blood flow, or a piece of atherosclerotic plaque breaks off and obstructs blood flow to the brain, a stroke may occur.

Researchers at UCL have tested a new scoring system to measure the risk of stroke in patients with narrowed arteries due to ...

European research led by University College London (UCL), together with Amsterdam UMC and the University of Basel, shows that ...

Not everybody with blockages needs surgical intervention. Guidelines recommend against surgery in people with no symptoms and ...

A new study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research found that while carotid artery narrowing can lead to stroke in both ...

many people don't experience symptoms of carotid artery disease until the blockage becomes severe enough to cause a stroke. Symptoms often occur suddenly, and the most common signs of a clogged ...

Atherosclerosis of the extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) causes 10–20% of ischaemic strokes.1 As luminal stenosis of the ICA grows, the risk of ischaemic stroke increases,2 and removal of the ...

which is common in end-stage aortic stenosis. Perhaps the best bedside method to estimate the severity of aortic stenosis is derived from evaluation of the carotid arteries. The phenomenon known ...