Improving blood flow to the brain by opening a narrowed neck artery may not improve patients' cognitive skills, according to ...

The degree of calcification is thought to promote plaque stability, which then potentially lowers the risk of potential rupture. Ruptured plaques can lead to the formation of a blood clot. If a clot ...

Sonolysis, an application of therapeutic ultrasound, reduced periprocedural cerebrovascular events during carotid endarterectomy. The safety profile of sonolysis was supported by a reported lack of ...

In the first large randomized trial to prospectively assess cognition, carotid revascularization shows no cognitive advantage over intensive medical therapy alone.

Carotid revascularization did not lead to better cognitive performance compared with intensive medical therapy alone, according ...

Few bodily functions are as misunderstood as blood clots. While most people have heard about blood clots in the heart or brain causing serious issues or even death, fewer realize that blood clotting ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Atherosclerosis happens when a fatty substance called plaque builds up inside your arteries. There are typically few noticeable ...

Procedures that remove plaque from a narrowed carotid artery in the neck or prop the artery open with a stent did not appear to be better at improving cognitive function than medi ...

Procedures that remove plaque from a narrowed carotid artery in the neck or prop the artery open with a stent did not appear ...