LOS ANGELES Listening to the neck is something many physicians routinely do, but what are doctors checking for? They're listening for a "whooshing" sound which indicates blood trying to get pass a ...

The presence of a carotid bruit — a ‘sound’ over the carotid artery (which supplies the head and neck with blood) indicating blockage — substantially increases the risk of cardiovascular death and ...

To read this article for CME, click here. May 9, 2008 – Carotid bruits detected by auscultation might serve as markers for heart disease, rather than detect carotid lesions and the subsequent risk of ...

A carotid ultrasound is an exam that combines two types of ultrasound to look for blockages in your carotid arteries. It is simple and painless. The carotid arteries are located along both sides of ...

Carotid artery stenosis or coronary artery disease refers to a narrowing of the carotid arteries, which are the major arteries in the neck that supply the brain with blood from the heart. A common ...

Carotid bruit and follow-up for carotid disease accounted for 51.2 percent of the indications. Carotid bruit is a swishing sound that can be heard in the artery on physical exam as the blood tries to ...

The vast majority of imaging tests that result in carotid revascularization of asymptomatic patients are performed for “uncertain” indications, with as many as one in nine carotid ultrasounds ...

Carotid sinus massage is a major diagnostic test for carotid sinus hypersensitivity, which may be manifested as dizziness or syncope. Carotid sinus massage is also used in emergency settings to ...

Carotid bruit and follow-up for carotid disease accounted for 51.2 percent of the indications. Carotid bruit is a swishing sound that can be heard in the artery on physical exam as the blood tries to ...

The most common cause of carotid artery narrowing is a buildup of plaque in the arteries due to multiple risk factors such as smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, family history and ...

Most of the patients who had carotid revascularization for asymptomatic carotid disease were diagnosed on the basis of carotid imaging tests ordered for uncertain or inappropriate indications, ...