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I Was Told I Have Carotid Artery Disease … What Are My Options?

November 6, 2015 Leave a Comment

By Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD

cartoidartery200Have you been told you have diseased or clogged carotid arteries (carotid stenosis)? Are you nervous about what this may mean in terms of your risk of stroke? Here are some answers to commonly …

Posted in: Features Tagged: artery blockage, carotid arteries, Carotid Artery Disease, carotid endarterectomy, Jeffrey P. Carpenter MD, stroke

Your Circulation and Cigarette Smoking Do Not Mix

July 17, 2015 Leave a Comment

Smoking ConceptBy Catherine Cristofalo, MSN, APN, and Amy Ward, MSN, APN

Cigarette smoking is the number one preventable cause of death in the United States. It is well-known that smoking causes disease of the lung tissue, otherwise known as chronic obstructive …

Posted in: Features Tagged: aneurysm, Buerger’s disease, Cigarette Smoking, Circulation, heart attack, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, peripheral arterial disease, stroke

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