Jul 24, 2025 · Carotid artery disease occurs when fatty deposits, called plaques, clog the blood vessels that deliver blood to the brain and head (carotid arteries). These clogged blood vessels increase the …

Jul 24, 2025 · The goal in treating carotid artery disease is to prevent stroke. Treatment depends on how blocked the carotid arteries are, whether the blockage is causing symptoms, and the age and other …

Jan 15, 2025 · Carotid (kuh-ROT-id) ultrasound is a procedure that uses sound waves to look at blood flow through the carotid arteries. The carotid arteries are a pair of blood vessels on each side of the …

Dec 11, 2018 · This procedure removes plaque buildup in the carotid artery to help reduce your risk of stroke.

Jul 24, 2025 · Mayo Clinic carotid artery disease care brings together neurologists and neurosurgeons as well as cardiologists, vascular and endovascular surgeons, and neuroradiologists, working …

Jul 30, 2022 · Carotid angioplasty (kuh-ROT-id AN-jee-o-plas-tee) and stenting are procedures that open clogged arteries to restore blood flow to the brain. They're often performed to treat or prevent …

Apr 28, 2025 · Now it’s totally different with this blood pressure, high cholesterol and carotid artery disease, which affects everything I do and has taken front and center of my health concerns in just …

Jan 13, 2025 · When I saw this thread title I went and got my report from my Carotid ultrasound done in May last year. My doctor’s office called and said no plaque, but I got the report just to see it for myself.

Jul 24, 2025 · Efforts include evaluating treatment options for carotid artery disease that has no symptoms and surgical ways of treating carotid artery disease that has symptoms.

Apr 16, 2024 · Put the tip of your index and long finger in the groove of your neck along your windpipe to feel the pulse in your carotid artery. Do not press on the carotid artery on both sides of your neck at …