Sentences with phrase «while carotid artery»

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Novel 3D vascular ultrasound imaging technology allowed researchers to quantify the amount of carotid artery plaque burden lining each patient's carotid arteries in their neck, while a coronary artery calcium score CT scan allowed for the identification of any narrowing or hardening of the coronary arteries due to the buildup of fatty cholesterol and calcified plaque.

«While the risks associated with the Wada test are rare, they can be serious, including stroke and injury to the carotid artery.»

Dr. Berger and his colleagues found that women have a significantly higher prevalence of peripheral artery disease, while men have a higher prevalence of carotid artery stenosis and a dramatically higher prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms.

The drug, while lowering cholesterol effectively, failed to slow the progression of carotid artery plaque.

Anatomically, the tongue is supplied in oxygenated blood by the carotid artery, while the venous drainage of deoxygenated blood is conducted by the lingual vein underneath the tongue.