Another indication for vertebral artery reconstruction pertains to patients who have both extracranial internal carotid and vertebral atherosclerotic disease and who have not gained symptom relief ...

Position of the head in relation to the neck is suspected to affect vertebral-artery flow in man. 10–12 In two previous reports flow through the carotid artery was also stated to vary with head ...

To date, the Carotid and Vertebral Artery Transluminal Angioplasty Study (CAVATAS) 3 is the only prospective randomized study comparing best medical therapy with endovascular stenting for patients ...

Healthcare professionals ST spoke to warned that the manoeuvre could result in strokes or worse. Read more at ...

Extracranial applications in assessing the carotid and vertebral arteries are discussed in detail, as are intracranial Doppler applications in stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, arteriovenous ...

Blood supply to the brain comes from four main vessels originating from the aortic arch: two vertebral arteries in the back of the neck and two carotid arteries in the front. Successful treatment of ...

ICA = Internal carotid artery; MCA = Middle cerebral artery; PCA = Posterior cerebral artery; VA = Vertebral artery. Major cerebral artery territories superimposed on the left hemisphere of normal ...

Tears in the walls of the carotid or vertebral arteries, which extend out from the aorta and carry blood through the neck to the brain, are called carotid or vertebral artery dissections.

Iopromide 623.4mg (equivalent to 300mg of iodine) per mL; soln; preservative-free; contains tromethamine and edetate calcium disodium. Intra-arterial (Cerebral arteriography): Carotid arteries: 3 ...