Carotid artery disease can cause strokes and TIAs (described below), though it does not always cause symptoms. Strokes – A stroke is when a part of the brain dies because it goes without blood ...

Carotid artery disease can cause strokes and TIAs (de­scribed below), though it does not always cause symptoms. Strokes – A stroke is when a part of the brain dies because it goes without blood ...

Atherosclerotic carotid artery stenosis is relatively frequent in older patients and is a major cause of disabling stroke or death. Carotid endarterectomy is currently considered the standard of ...