Diseases

Carotid Artery Diseases

Pathological conditions involving the CAROTID ARTERIES, including the common, internal, and external carotid arteries. ATHEROSCLEROSIS and TRAUMA are relatively frequent causes of carotid artery pathology.

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Abstract

Pathological conditions involving the CAROTID ARTERIES, including the common, internal, and external carotid arteries. ATHEROSCLEROSIS and TRAUMA are relatively frequent causes of carotid artery pathology.

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26 entry terms
  • Arterial Diseases, Carotid
  • Carotid Artery Disorders
  • Arterial Disease, Carotid
  • Artery Disease, Carotid
  • Artery Diseases, Carotid
  • Artery Disorder, Carotid
  • Artery Disorders, Carotid
  • Carotid Arterial Disease
  • Carotid Arterial Diseases
  • Carotid Artery Disease
  • Carotid Artery Disorder
  • Disorders, Carotid Artery
  • Arterial Diseases, Common Carotid
  • Arterial Diseases, External Carotid
  • Arterial Diseases, Internal Carotid
  • Atherosclerotic Disease, Carotid
  • Carotid Atherosclerosis
  • Carotid Atherosclerotic Disease
  • Common Carotid Artery Disease
  • Common Carotid Artery Diseases
  • External Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Internal Carotid Artery Disease
  • Internal Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Atherosclerotic Diseases, Carotid
  • Carotid Atheroscleroses
  • Carotid Atherosclerotic Diseases

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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general or unspecified; coordinate IM with CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL or CAROTID ARTERY, EXTERNAL (IM) if pertinent

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  1. C10w.228w.140w.300w.200
  2. C14w.907w.253w.123

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WL 357

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Carotid Artery Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002340. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002340
  2. Carotid Artery Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18555923