midsystolic ejection murmur heard best at the right upper sternal border radiating to the neck and carotid arteries (see figure below). In mild aortic stenosis, the murmur peaks in early systole.

This is the same disease that affects the vessels in the heart and can result in heart attacks and in leg vessels resulting in poor blood flow. Carotid stenosis is also known as carotid disease and ...

Atherosclerotic carotid artery stenosis is relatively frequent in older patients and is a major cause of disabling stroke or death. Carotid endarterectomy is currently considered the standard of ...

EVA-3S = Endarterectomy Versus Angioplasty in Patients with Symptomatic Severe Carotid Stenosis; ICSS = International Carotid Stenting Study; MI = myocardial infarction; NASCET = North American ...