We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. A 56-year-old male was referred to the endocrine clinic ...

When the angle of take-off of the right common carotid is vertical or acute, a wire braided Simmons 2 catheter positioned close to the bifurcation is used. The catheter is passed into the external ...

Carotid endarterectomy is a vascular surgical procedure where a block in the common or internal carotid artery is relieved to restore blood supply to the brain. The common carotid arteries are ...

A 47 year-old man developed the abrupt onset of a left hemiparesis. Carotid Artery Dissection: (Left) Right Carotid Angiogram at the level of the carotid bifurcation; (Middle) Right Carotid Angiogram ...

Spontaneous dissections have been described in arteries throughout the body. The extracranial segments of the carotid and vertebral arteries are much more likely to undergo dissection than either ...

A 61-year-old right-handed man presented with a two-day history of a new headache that had developed gradually several hours after he dived into a lake. The headache, which encompassed the entire left ...

BECAUSE angina pectoris is a consequence of inadequate myocardial oxygenation, ideal therapy for this incapacitating symptom would be directed toward both increasing coronary blood flow and decreasing ...

With the telescopic technique, a long (125 cm) wire-braided Simmons 2 catheter (Cook, MN, USA) is positioned within the shuttle sheath and is used as the introducer. This technique is useful for ...

A 24 year-old woman presented with right neck pain and a right Horner's syndrome after a minor motor vehicle accident. Otherwise her neurological examination was normal. Carotid Artery Dissection: Fat ...