Atherosclerosis of the extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) causes 10–20% of ischaemic strokes.1 As luminal stenosis of the ICA grows, the risk of ischaemic stroke increases,2 and removal of the ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Renal artery stenosis is the narrowing of one or both blood vessels to the kidneys. The renal arteries bring blood from the heart to the kidneys to help filter ...

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 ...

Exclusion criteria were as follows: (1) ultrasound or magnetic resonance angiography or computed tomography angiography revealed a bilateral internal carotid artery or contralateral MCA stenosis of ...