A murmur of aortic regurgitation can occur if the aortic root is dilated from the dissection. Neurologic deficits can be seen if the carotid artery is involved or if spinal ischemia is present.

Carotid artery disease, also called carotid artery stenosis, occurs when the carotid arteries, the main blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood to the brain, become narrowed. The narrowing of the ...

Your doctor will pass the Embolic Protection System into the carotid artery to help capture any plaque or particles that could travel into the smaller vessels in the brain. You should not feel any ...

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 13: CARE Hospitals, one of India's leading healthcare providers, successfully treated a rare and life-threatening carotid artery dissection in a 29-year-old ...