Your arteries play an important role in your cardiovascular health, transporting blood from the heart to all of the body’s cells. And that’s especially true for your carotid (neck) arteries, since ...

Cardiologists have long warned that heart attacks and strokes rarely arrive without some kind of signal, yet those signals ...

Pennsylvania heart specialists welcomed the results of a decade-long study reinforcing their belief in minimally invasive ...

Our lives are filled with plastic, in everything from packaging to textiles. New research suggests “micronanoplastics” might be accumulating in arteries, with potentially serious consequences for our ...

Carotid angioplasty and stenting can help open up blocked carotid arteries. It’s often used to help prevent strokes, and your doctor might recommend it if you have a blocked artery. If you’re feeling ...

A carotid endarterectomy involves making an incision in the neck, opening the carotid artery and physically removing the ...

Q: After having ultrasound and angiograms, I've been told that I have a 70 percent blockage of both of the carotid arteries in my neck. I have been advised that surgery is the solution to my problem.

Dr Sumit Kapadia, Vascular Surgeon and Varicose Vein Specialist, recently on his IG handle, spoke about artery blockages, and ...

A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more micronanoplastics — minuscule bits of plastic — compared to arteries free of ...

Ignoring 'this symptom' could lead to a stroke! Warning signals from carotid artery dissection. Stroke, a medical emergency in which brain function is damaged due to blockage or rupture of a cerebral ...

I have a carotid artery problem. My right side is 79 percent blocked, but the left side is clear. My eye doctor said that surgery would not be necessary because the left side could take over if the ...

Heart diseases continue to be one of the leading causes of death worldwide. More often now that we live in a world that is an overachiever, the lifestyle here is fast and overwhelming. People usually ...