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Carotid Artery Disease

Your carotid arteries are two large blood vessels in your neck. They supply your brain and head with blood. If you have carotid artery disease, the arteries become narrow or blocked, usually because of atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the buildup of plaque, which is made up of fat, cholesterol, calcium, and other substances found in the blood.

Carotid artery disease is serious because it can block the blood flow to your brain, causing a stroke. Too much plaque in the artery can cause a blockage. You can also have a blockage when a piece of plaque or a blood clot breaks off the wall of an artery. The plaque or clot can travel through the bloodstream and get stuck in one of your brain's smaller arteries.

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  1. Carotid Artery Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your carotid arteries are two large blood vessels in your neck. They supply your brain and head with blood. If you have carotid artery disease, the arteries become narrow or blocked, usually ...
  2. Carotid artery surgery is a procedure to treat carotid artery disease . The carotid artery brings needed blood to your brain and face. ...
  3. ... to your brain and face are called the carotid arteries. You have a carotid artery on each side of your neck. The blood ... material called plaque. A partial blockage is called carotid artery stenosis (narrowing). A blockage in your carotid artery ...
  4. Carotid artery disease causes the carotid arteries to become narrowed or blocked. The carotid arteries provide part of the main blood supply to your brain. They are located ...
  5. The carotid artery brings needed blood to your brain and face. You have one of these arteries on each side of your neck. Carotid artery surgery is a procedure to restore proper blood ...
  6. The carotid arteries provide the main blood supply to the brain. They are located on each side of your neck. You can feel their pulse under your jawline. Carotid artery stenosis occurs when the carotid arteries become narrowed ...
  7. ... to the area of the blockage in your carotid artery. Then your provider passed a guide wire through ... emergency number right away. DO NOT delay. Having carotid artery surgery does not cure the cause of the ...
  8. ... shows how well blood is flowing through the carotid arteries. The carotid arteries are located in the neck. They supply blood ... This test checks blood flow in the carotid arteries. It can detect: ... of blockage in the carotid arteries Your health care provider ...
  9. There are four carotid arteries, with a pair located on each side of the neck. This includes the right- and left-internal carotid arteries, ...
  10. Carotid Artery Screening (American College of Radiology) (Radiological Society of North America)  
    Current and accurate information for patients about carotid artery screening. Learn what you might experience, how to prepare for the exam, benefits, risks and much more.
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