The purpose of this commentary is to critically examine the CREST-2 results, discuss their implications for clinical decision-making for asymptomatic carotid artery disease, and guide clinicians ...

Discover essential tools for proactive stroke prevention, including neck artery scans to identify silent risks early.

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Abstract: Carotid artery stenosis (CAS) is one of the major causes of cerebral ischemic stroke. Rapid and precise detection of CAS is crucial for early intervention and reducing ischemic stroke ...

We present the case of an 82-year-old woman with progressive dyspnea, hoarseness, and dysphagia due to a large substernal ...

A man in the 40s presented with acute vertigo and occipital headache. He was diagnosed with right posterior inferior ...

HEART failure can be hard to spot because its symptoms can be subtle and easily mistaken for normal signs of ageing or ...

Abstract: Ultrasound (US) imaging of the carotid artery (CA) is a non-invasive diagnostic tool widely used in the medical field to assess the condition of the carotid artery, thereby predicting the ...

An international study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that for people with severe carotid artery narrowing who haven't experienced recent stroke symptoms, a minimally invasive procedure ...

Improvements in medical therapy, carotid-artery stenting, and carotid endarterectomy call into question the preferred management of asymptomatic carotid stenosis. Whether adding revascularization to ...

Adding stenting to intensive medical therapy significantly improves outcomes among patients with asymptomatic high-grade carotid stenosis compared with drug treatment alone, a bar not met by carotid ...

CAS plus intensive medical therapy significantly reduced 4-year stroke or death rates compared with medical therapy alone. CEA did not provide a significant additional benefit over intensive medical ...