Instagram has made chiropractic neck adjustments more appealing than ever before. But physicians say the maneuver could lead to a stroke.

Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is the leading cause of adult disability in the United States and a major cause of death both ...

He suspected she'd had a heart attack caused by a spontaneous coronary artery dissection. SCAD happens when a coronary artery wall suddenly tears, slowing or blocking blood flow to the heart.

His death stunned the cricketing world. Phil Hughes’ death in 2014 sent shockwaves far beyond cricket. Struck on the back of the head by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield game, he suffered a ...

There is a five-fold increase in U.S. hospitalizations for cervical artery dissection over a 15-year period. Cervical artery dissection, a tear in an artery that supplies blood to the brain ...

The upward trend was corroborated in statewide data, with an AAPC of 8.47 percent. Vertebral artery dissection was the sole major predictor of subsequent ischemic stroke risk within 90 days among ...

For patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to cervical artery dissection (CAD), endovascular stenting can improve and ... National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score, location of ...

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and CT scans. To protect the aorta, a balanced diet, regular exercise, and managing blood pressure and cholesterol levels are essential. Quitting smoking is also ...

Coronary artery spasms Coronary microvascular disease Congenital anomalies of the coronary arteries Coronary artery dissection The squeezing sensation caused by ischemia is called angina. Angina can ...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an increasingly recognized cause of acute coronary syndrome or sudden cardiac death, primarily affecting relatively young women (median age, 51 years) ...

Background: Extracranial internal carotid artery dissection (EICAD) is a prominent factor in ischemic stroke in young patients, and vessel recanalization is correlated with stroke recurrence. We ...

AT the 2025 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting, researchers presented compelling new data showing a sharp increase in hospitalizations for cervical artery dissection, a potentially ...