Word: carotid
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What would Dracula say? The thickness of arterial walls in the neck may be a more powerful predictor of heart attack and stroke for elderly folks than high blood pressure or cholesterol, scientists reported last week. The walls of the carotid arteries can be easily viewed with a $250 sonogram...
According to the Suffolk County chief medical examiner's office, Okrent, who was 20, died of an acute massive hemorrhage caused by a self-inflicted stab wound to the neck that perforated his left columnal carotid artery...
...grandsons have to see me like this!" A surgeon told of resorting to his pocketknife to amputate the leg of Daina Bradley. Sue Mallonee, an epidemiologist, explained the injuries seen in pictures shown to the jury: dozens of lacerations on Fred Kubasta's back; the severed jugular vein, carotid artery and esophagus of Polly Nichols (miraculously, she lived...
Surgery is an effective deterrent against stroke, according to a new study by the National Institutes of Health. Health officials said today surgery that removes fatty deposits narrowing the carotid arteries can cut the risk of stroke by 55 percent when compared with patients who are treated only with aspirin, the other touted medication. "The study has the potential of improving the health and quality of life for thousands of Americans," said Zach W. Hall, director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a NIH agency. About 150,000 Americans are killed annually by stroke. About 75 percent...
...goat from the garage. The animal moves reluctantly, like a stubborn dog. As the chanting congregation beseeches the deity Chango to accept the animal, a santero, or priest, holds the animal's head firmly, stretching the neck with one hand. With a sharp knife he easily slices through the carotid artery. The animal struggles feebly. Seconds later, the goat's head is lying on the floor as blood gushes into each of the vessels...