If the narrowing of the carotid arteries becomes severe enough to block blood flow, or a piece of atherosclerotic plaque breaks off and obstructs blood flow to the brain, a stroke may occur.

Carotid artery disease occurs when plaque builds up inside the carotid arteries in the neck. There are two common carotid arteries, one on the right and the other on the left, that divide into ...

These results may suggest an accumulation of nanoplastics and microplastics in carotid plaque could partly trigger ... and microplastics was more common in participants who had diabetes and ...