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 ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Key Takeaways The posterior communicating artery (PCOM) connects to the internal ...

In a small study, motion analysis of video recorded on a smartphone accurately identified narrowed neck arteries in adults, which are a risk factor for stroke. The smartphone video motion analysis ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people found to have a symptomless buildup of plaque in their neck arteries, intensive medical therapy, not surgery, should be tried first, researchers conclude based ...

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 ...

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Along each side of the neck are a pair of arteries that supply blood to the brain. It's rare for one of those blood vessels to tear. But it's one of the most common causes of a stroke in younger ...

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 ...

A carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a surgical procedure to remove fatty deposits from the carotid arteries. These are the two main arteries that supply blood to the brain, face, and neck. They are on ...

Medically reviewed by Oliver Eng, MD Key Takeaways The subclavian artery carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the ...