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Abnormal carotid artery morphology

MedGen UID:
870754
•Concept ID:
C4025211
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the carotid arteries
 
HPO: HP:0005344

Definition

Any structural abnormality of the carotid arteries, including the common carotid artery and its' arterial branches. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Neurosurgical management of vascular compression presenting as visual symptoms secondary to elongated styloid processes (Eagle syndrome).
Entezami P, Entezami P, Field NC, Nourollah-Zadeh E, Pinheiro-Neto CD, Dalfino JC
Br J Neurosurg 2024 Apr;38(2):523-526. Epub 2021 Aug 19 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2021.1921108. PMID: 35583046
Carotid-cavernous fistula: current concepts in aetiology, investigation, and management.
Henderson AD, Miller NR
Eye (Lond) 2018 Feb;32(2):164-172. Epub 2017 Nov 3 doi: 10.1038/eye.2017.240. PMID: 29099499Free PMC Article
Trans-radial treatment of carotid stenosis: just because we can, should we?
Casserly IP
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2010 Mar 1;75(4):544-5. doi: 10.1002/ccd.22493. PMID: 20333660

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Endoscopy-assisted surgical treatment of carotid artery kinking.
Lukyanchikov VA, Khasauov RK, Kordonskaya OO, Dalibaldyan VA, Senko IV
Khirurgiia (Mosk) 2020;(2):13-20. doi: 10.17116/hirurgia202002113. PMID: 32105251
Bovine aortic arch: clinical significance and hemodynamic evaluation.
Clerici G, Giulietti E, Babucci G, Chaoui R
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2018 Sep;31(18):2381-2387. Epub 2017 Jul 4 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1342807. PMID: 28614967
Retropharyngeal course of the internal carotid artery.
Ballivet de Regloix S, Maurin O
J R Army Med Corps 2017 Dec;163(6):426. Epub 2017 Nov 2 doi: 10.1136/jramc-2017-000852. PMID: 29097551
Hemihydranencephaly: living with half brain dysfunction.
Pavone P, Nigro F, Falsaperla R, Greco F, Ruggieri M, Rizzo R, Praticò AD, Pavone L
Ital J Pediatr 2013 Jan 16;39:3. doi: 10.1186/1824-7288-39-3. PMID: 23324549Free PMC Article
Surrogate markers of atherosclerosis: impact of statins.
Kastelein JJ, Wiegman A, de Groot E
Atheroscler Suppl 2003 Mar;4(1):31-6. doi: 10.1016/s1567-5688(03)00007-2. PMID: 12714035

Diagnosis

MDCT angiography of the major congenital anomalies of the extracranial arteries: pictorial review.
Saade C, Bourne R, Wilkinson M, Brennan PC
J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2013 Jun;57(3):321-8. Epub 2012 Sep 21 doi: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2012.02447.x. PMID: 23721141
Middle ear carotid artery.
Abboud O, Saliba I
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2011 Feb;144(2):290-1. Epub 2010 Dec 23 doi: 10.1177/0194599810391589. PMID: 21493434
Surrogate markers of atherosclerosis: impact of statins.
Kastelein JJ, Wiegman A, de Groot E
Atheroscler Suppl 2003 Mar;4(1):31-6. doi: 10.1016/s1567-5688(03)00007-2. PMID: 12714035
Aberrant carotid artery.
Biller JA, Linthicum FH Jr
Otol Neurotol 2002 May;23(3):407-8. doi: 10.1097/00129492-200205000-00031. PMID: 11981404
Injury of the carotid and vertebral arteries.
Davis JM, Zimmerman RA
Neuroradiology 1983;25(2):55-69. doi: 10.1007/BF00333294. PMID: 6348583

Therapy

Polycystic ovary syndrome: a "risk-enhancing" factor for cardiovascular disease.
Guan C, Zahid S, Minhas AS, Ouyang P, Vaught A, Baker VL, Michos ED
Fertil Steril 2022 May;117(5):924-935. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.03.009. PMID: 35512976
Ischemic Stroke in the Young.
Berkman SA, Song SS
Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2021 Jan-Dec;27:10760296211002274. doi: 10.1177/10760296211002274. PMID: 33870763Free PMC Article
Non-Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve and Concurrent Vascular Variants: A Review.
Bakalinis E, Makris I, Demesticha T, Tsakotos G, Skandalakis P, Filippou D
Acta Med Acad 2018 Nov;47(2):186-192. doi: 10.5644/ama2006-124.230. PMID: 30585070
Eagle's syndrome: a piercing matter.
Zammit M, Chircop C, Attard V, D'Anastasi M
BMJ Case Rep 2018 Nov 28;11(1) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-226611. PMID: 30567108Free PMC Article
Neuroendovascular management of carotid cavernous fistulae.
Tjoumakaris SI, Jabbour PM, Rosenwasser RH
Neurosurg Clin N Am 2009 Oct;20(4):447-52. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2009.07.013. PMID: 19853804

Prognosis

Surgery for Dysphagia Lusoria in Children.
Nelson JS, Hurtado CG, Wearden PD
Ann Thorac Surg 2020 Feb;109(2):e131-e133. Epub 2019 Jul 10 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.05.058. PMID: 31301275
Bovine aortic arch: clinical significance and hemodynamic evaluation.
Clerici G, Giulietti E, Babucci G, Chaoui R
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2018 Sep;31(18):2381-2387. Epub 2017 Jul 4 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1342807. PMID: 28614967
Retropharyngeal course of the internal carotid artery.
Ballivet de Regloix S, Maurin O
J R Army Med Corps 2017 Dec;163(6):426. Epub 2017 Nov 2 doi: 10.1136/jramc-2017-000852. PMID: 29097551
Surrogate markers of atherosclerosis: impact of statins.
Kastelein JJ, Wiegman A, de Groot E
Atheroscler Suppl 2003 Mar;4(1):31-6. doi: 10.1016/s1567-5688(03)00007-2. PMID: 12714035
Moyamoya disease.
Fukui M, Kono S, Sueishi K, Ikezaki K
Neuropathology 2000 Sep;20 Suppl:S61-4. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1789.2000.00300.x. PMID: 11037190

Clinical prediction guides

Endoscopy-assisted surgical treatment of carotid artery kinking.
Lukyanchikov VA, Khasauov RK, Kordonskaya OO, Dalibaldyan VA, Senko IV
Khirurgiia (Mosk) 2020;(2):13-20. doi: 10.17116/hirurgia202002113. PMID: 32105251
Is Artery Web Seen in Vertebral Artery?
Chen L, Du L, Wen X, Jiang Y, Hu F, Zheng H
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2019 Dec;28(12):104440. Epub 2019 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2019.104440. PMID: 31611167
Carotid artery compression by the hyoid bone.
Pearlman RC, Naficy MA, Koby MB, Nyanzu M
Vasc Endovascular Surg 2012 Nov;46(8):686-7. Epub 2012 Sep 17 doi: 10.1177/1538574412460101. PMID: 22989429
Experimental cerebral arteriovenous fistulas.
Carvi Y Nievas MN
Neurol Res 2005 Dec;27(8):857-63. doi: 10.1179/016164105X63601. PMID: 16354547
Surrogate markers of atherosclerosis: impact of statins.
Kastelein JJ, Wiegman A, de Groot E
Atheroscler Suppl 2003 Mar;4(1):31-6. doi: 10.1016/s1567-5688(03)00007-2. PMID: 12714035

Recent systematic reviews

Neurological phenotypes and treatment outcomes in Eagle syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hassani M, Grønlund EW, Albrechtsen SS, Kondziella D
PeerJ 2024;12:e17423. Epub 2024 Jun 26 doi: 10.7717/peerj.17423. PMID: 38948209Free PMC Article
Preoperative Imaging in Patients with 22q11 Deletion Syndrome Undergoing Velopharyngeal Surgery.
Duckett KA, Poupore NS, Carroll WW, Pecha PP
Laryngoscope 2024 Jun;134(6):2551-2561. Epub 2023 Dec 5 doi: 10.1002/lary.31181. PMID: 38050953Free PMC Article
A systematic classification of the vertebral artery variable origin: clinical and surgical implications.
Lazaridis N, Piagkou M, Loukas M, Piperaki ET, Totlis T, Noussios G, Natsis K
Surg Radiol Anat 2018 Jul;40(7):779-797. Epub 2018 Feb 19 doi: 10.1007/s00276-018-1987-3. PMID: 29459992
Carotid atherosclerosis, silent ischemic brain damage and brain atrophy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Moroni F, Ammirati E, Magnoni M, D'Ascenzo F, Anselmino M, Anzalone N, Rocca MA, Falini A, Filippi M, Camici PG
Int J Cardiol 2016 Nov 15;223:681-687. Epub 2016 Aug 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.234. PMID: 27568989
White Matter Diffusion Abnormalities in Carotid Artery Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Baradaran H, Mtui EE, Richardson JE, Delgado D, Dunning A, Marshall RS, Sanelli PC, Gupta A
J Neuroimaging 2016 Sep;26(5):481-8. Epub 2016 Apr 15 doi: 10.1111/jon.12347. PMID: 27079165

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