New study reveals alarming increase in cases of cervical artery dissection, a little-known but growing cause of stroke.

Have you ever experienced a sudden, severe headache? What about a moment when words just wouldn’t come out right, even though ...

Introduction Vertebral artery (VA) dissection caused by swinging a golf club is extremely rare, and only a few cases of dissection have been reported. [1–3] Sudden head rotation in swinging a ...

New technique preserves major nerves, blood vessels, and other critical structures in a hard-to-access area. In a ...

Read current medical research on risk factors, causes and prevention of heart disease, strokes, and peripheral arterial disease. What new treatment options are under development?

Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of deep learning-based detection and classification of carotid plaque (DL-DCCP) in carotid plaque contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS).