A simple neck scan could help to pick up early warning signs of heart failure in men, a study suggests.The method – similar to ultrasounds offered during pregnancy – is “safe, cheap and painless”, and ...

A simple ultrasound scan of blood vessels in the neck could help detect men at increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

HEART failure can be hard to spot because its symptoms can be subtle and easily mistaken for normal signs of ageing or ...

Our lives are filled with plastic, in everything from packaging to textiles. New research suggests “micronanoplastics” might be accumulating in arteries, with potentially serious consequences for our ...

Your arteries play an important role in your cardiovascular health, transporting blood from the heart to all of the body’s cells. And that’s especially true for your carotid (neck) arteries, since ...

Ignoring 'this symptom' could lead to a stroke! Warning signals from carotid artery dissection. Stroke, a medical emergency ...

Along each side of the neck are a pair of arteries that supply blood to the brain. It's rare for one of those blood vessels to tear. But it's one of the most common causes of a stroke in younger ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people found to have a symptomless buildup of plaque in their neck arteries, intensive medical therapy, not surgery, should be tried first, researchers conclude based ...

A simple neck scan can identify men with double the risk of heart failure, according to research led by University College ...

The carotid ultrasound takes just 15 to 30 minutes, involving a small handheld device gently passed over the neck ...