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Barbabella also said an ultrasound of the carotid arteries showed normal results without providing specific metrics.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The two carotid arteries carry 70% of the brain’s blood flow; block them, and a person can quickly lose consciousness.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

The 257 patients who completed the study all had asymptomatic extracranial high-grade internal carotid artery stenosis — in other words, their carotid arteries were blocked with plaque.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024

Italian researchers analyzed the fatty buildup that the surgeons removed from the carotid arteries, which supply blood and oxygen to the brain.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024

The thoracic artery arises from the vessel next to the apex of the costal process, hence from the subclavian, between the axillary and carotid arteries.

From Thoracic and Coracoid Arteries In Two Families of Birds, Columbidae and Hirundinidae by Jenkinson, Marion Anne