Just as a pulse can be felt in the wrists, a pulse can also be felt on either side of the neck over the carotid arteries. Because the carotid arteries deliver blood to the brain, carotid artery ...

Diastolic Blood Pressure Pulse pressure is a marker of artery stiffening, especially in elastic arteries near the heart, such as the aorta and carotid arteries. Arteries are blood vessels that ...

Two-thirds of strokes are ischemic in origin and 50% of these are associated with severe internal carotid artery disease, which is amenable to surgical intervention. 1 The underlying, predominant ...

[10] The carotid artery pulse is classically parvus et tardus: weak and late. Finally the second heart sound may be reduced in intensity. There are three main forms of aortic valve disease ...