Milwaukee, WI - Proponents of carotid ultrasonography say the test is an accurate predictor of future cardiac risk and can be used to motivate patients to take their prescribed drugs, a feature story ...

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 ...

LONDON, UK — Taking a few extra minutes to perform carotid-artery ultrasound alongside stress echocardiography in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) offers incremental prognostic ...

New research from NYU Langone Medical Center shows that a simple, inexpensive and noninvasive carotid artery ultrasound of the neck can be used as a preliminary diagnostic tool for coronary artery ...

More than 1 million people in the United States will have a heart attack this year. Most will occur in people with no symptoms. With better prediction methods for cardiovascular disease, many of those ...

More and more offices are performing their own carotid ultrasounds. In light of recent guidelines published by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), who should have carotid imaging to ...

W e were just locking up for the day when Mrs. Z tapped on the side window. She had tears streaming down her face and a crumpled piece of paper in her hand. Annie helped her inside and I met her in ...

Applying ultrasound to help break up thrombus during carotid endarterectomy reduces adverse neurological outcomes in the first 30 days after surgery in patients with either symptomatic or asymptomatic ...