THE treatment of the carotid-sinus syndrome in the past has been difficult ... may overstimulate the carotid sinus or may occlude the carotid artery. This, particularly in older persons, may ...

Carotid sinus hypersensitivity is rarely diagnosed before age 50 and is more common in men than women. Men with heart conditions such as hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, coronary artery disease and ...

China Background Ocular ischemic syndrome (OIS) and subsequent neovascular glaucoma (NVG) lead to irreversible visual impairment. This study aimed to investigate the association of carotid artery ...

Carotid-cavernous ... cause the internal carotid artery to be torn from its points of dural attachment and rupture, with resultant direct flow into the cavernous sinus. Current treatment options ...

Transient perivascular inflammation of the carotid artery (TIPIC), also known as carotidynia is a rare syndrome comprising peri‐vascular inflammation of the carotid wall. The underlying ...

Defining the syndrome The syndrome of painful ophthalmoplegia consists of periorbital ... At postmortem, granulomatous inflammation of the affected carotid artery and cavernous sinus was found. Seven ...

The carotid sinus regulates blood pressure and heart rate. Damage to the carotid sinus, whether from a surgical procedure or compression by a mass, can lead to hypotension and bradycardia. We report a ...

Background Challenging anatomy for carotid artery access can result in a delay to achieve successful recanalization in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Our objective was to study emergent direct ...

Celiac artery compression syndrome, also known as median arcuate ligament syndrome, is a condition where a muscular fibrous band of the diaphragm, the median arcuate ligament, compresses the celiac ...

This article was originally posted Dec. 8, 2014. It has been updated. There are many things in medicine that are merely a matter of preference or style. How to check a patient’s pulse is not one ...

Arteries are large blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the cells, tissues, and organs throughout the body. The subclavian artery is a major blood vessel located in the thorax ...

Diagnosis of silent sinus syndrome was made. The patient was managed with endoscopic sinus surgery to drain and aerate the left maxillary sinus, to repair the left orbital floor and to correct the ...