1.0Department of Neurosurgery/neurosurgeryTodd Darling/neurosurgery/author/raver1/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FYIgTqu8lx"><a href="/neurosurgery/services/aneurysms-treatment/carotid/">Carotid Artery Disease & Stroke</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/neurosurgery/services/aneurysms-treatment/carotid/embed/#?secret=FYIgTqu8lx" width="600" height="338" title="“Carotid Artery Disease & Stroke” — Department of Neurosurgery" data-secret="FYIgTqu8lx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The carotid artery is the large vertical artery that is located on both sides of your neck (under the jaw) which carries blood to your brain. Disease of the carotid artery can lead to a stroke. If a patient is identified with carotid artery narrowing or plaque formation, that patient may be a candidate for … Read more