There were clinical benefits to putting patients under a steady ultrasound beam during carotid ... surgery for people averaging 80% internal carotid artery stenosis, sonolysis resulted in ...

Applying ultrasound to help break up thrombus during carotid endarterectomy ... with symptomatic or asymptomatic internal carotid artery stenosis ≥ 70% to either sonolysis or a sham intervention ...

A high pitch sound or "bruit" coming from the carotid artery may indicate significant narrowing. Carotid Artery Ultrasound Doppler Scan - This is a noninvasive diagnostic test that uses ultrasound to ...

Using ultrasound during surgery to unblock carotid arteries is a safe and effective way to significantly reduce the risk of ...

Sixty-three percent were done for ≥ 70% asymptomatic carotid stenosis and 37% for strokes/transient ischemic attacks. Table 1 summarizes the clinical and demographic characteristics. The ...

This cross-sectional study, spanning from December 2020 to December 2021, delves into the prevalence and risk factors of carotid artery stenosis and plaque across China. Involving 194,878 adults aged ...

DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-082750 Editorial: Jesse A. Columbo, Therapeutic ultrasound during carotid endarterectomy, The BMJ (2025). DOI: 10.1136/bmj.r385 ...

that occurs when the artery is partly blocked. But to be sure, healthcare providers also can use one of the following tests, which create pictures of the arteries: Carotid duplex ultrasound ...

Carotid artery disease, also called carotid artery stenosis, occurs when the carotid arteries, the main blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood to the brain, become narrowed. The narrowing of the ...

The following is a summary of “National Trends in Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Presentations and Stroke Workup in United States Emergency Department,” published in the March 2025 issue of American ...

For patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy, sonolysis is safe and results in a significant reduction in cerebrovascular events and death within 30 days.