The function of the carotid arteries is to help transport blood into a person’s brain and other areas in the head, making them essential to brain function. Arteries play a vital role in transporting ...

Carotid artery disease is a common cause of stroke. It occurs when plaque builds up inside the carotid arteries. These are the arteries that supply oxygen-rich blood to the brain. There are two large ...

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

A “three-in-one stent” for carotid artery revascularization that includes both an embolic filter and a postdilation balloon appears to offer one of the lowest stroke rates ever reported in patients at ...