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Carotid Artery Disease
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- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention/Screening
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From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Questions and Answers about Carotid Endarterectomy (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Carotid Artery Disease (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- Carotid Artery Disease (Society for Vascular Surgery)
- Carotid Endarterectomy
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Carotid Bruit (American Heart Association)
- Carotid Ultrasound Imaging (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Duplex Ultrasound (Society for Vascular Surgery)
- MR Angiography (MRA) (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
Treatment
- Treatment
- Carotid Artery Stenting Procedure
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- Carotid Endarterectomy Procedure (slp 3D) - Requires media player - One hour program
- Carotid Stenting (Society for Vascular Surgery)
- FDA Approves New Stent System to Help Prevent Stroke (Food and Drug Administration)
- Risk Reduction through Surgery: Carotid Endarterectomy (National Stroke Association)
- What Is Carotid Endarterectomy? (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Carotid Artery Disease (CAD) (Society for Vascular Surgery)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Carotid Artery Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Carotid Stenosis (National Institutes of Health)
Research
- Research
- Cognitive Function and Carotid Artery Disease (American College of Physicians)
- Special Filter Is Key to New Treatment for Blocked Neck Arteries (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
Organizations
Law and Policy
- Law and Policy
- Medicare Announces its Intention to Cover Carotid Artery Stenting in FDA Required Post-Approval Studies (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)