The technique is also called the carotid restraint or sleeper hold. From Wordnik.com. [Fore, right!] Reference
These receptors are actual structures called the carotid and aortic bodies. From Wordnik.com. [eHow - Health How To's] Reference
He had a what's called carotid endarterectomy where they slice out the carotid artery and scrape out the plaque. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 21, 2008] Reference
Experts consider this condition, called carotid intima media thickness, a precursor to heart attacks and strokes. From Wordnik.com. [Predicting Heart Health in Children] Reference
carotid ultrasound looks for atherosclerosis in the neck arteries and a blockage condition called carotid stenosis. From Wordnik.com. [The 10 Best Questions™ for Recovering from a Heart Attack] Reference
The technique is also called the carotid restraint, and is referred to in the martial arts world as the sleeper hold. From Wordnik.com. [RGJ.com - Latest News] Reference
In the surgery, called carotid endarterectomy, a surgeon opens up the neck artery and cleans out plaque that has built up. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Science News Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews] Reference
The Achieve study was using imaging technology known as carotid intima-media thickness, or CIMT, a non-invasive ultrasound test. From Wordnik.com. [Merck Halts Study] Reference
The operation, called a carotid endarterectomy, should be carried out within 48 hours but no longer than 14 days after symptoms appear. From Wordnik.com. [ITN Headlines] Reference
It's called a carotid stent, Heidi. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 2, 2004] Reference
Those are called the carotid arteries. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 18, 2008] Reference
F. Temporo-maxillary branch of external carotid artery. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Ultrasounds for plaque buildup in the neck's carotid arteries. From Wordnik.com. [8 medical tests you don't need] Reference
Abnormal complications of the carotid and subclavian arteries. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Vagus nerve between the carotid artery and internal jugular vein. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Internal carotid artery with the descendens noni nerve lying on it. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Common carotid at its point of division, uncovered by sterno-mastoid. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
I. Occipital artery crossing the internal carotid artery and jugular vein. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Common carotid artery, at its division into internal and external carotids. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Q. Locality beneath which the commencements of the subclavian and carotid arteries lie. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Someone told me such massages could loosen plaque in my carotid arteries and cause a stroke. From Wordnik.com. [Can a Massage Cause Stroke?] Reference
Metal tube for insertion into the body to draw off fluid or to introduce medication. carotid. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
D. External carotid artery branching into lingual, facial, temporal, and occipital arteries. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
S. Locality of the common carotid artery at its division into internal and external carotids. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Your therapist is likely to stay away from direct pressure over your carotid arteries in the neck. From Wordnik.com. [Can a Massage Cause Stroke?] Reference
There is no other main artery of the body more liable to variation than that known as external carotid. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
The operations for tying the carotid or the subclavian at different situations in cases of aneurism, &c. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
B. Sternal attachment of the sterno-mastoid muscle, marking the situation of the root of common carotid. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
The cervical surgical triangles considered in reference to the position of the subclavian and carotid vessels, &c. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
The blade struck Hopkins near the collar bone and severed parts of the left carotid artery and penetrated the gullet. From Wordnik.com. [California, 1849-1913; or, the rambling sketches and experiences of sixty-four years' residence in that state] Reference
"If I see a kid with a .54 plaque in his carotid artery, a 12-year-old kid, I'm going to be concerned," Raghuveer said. From Wordnik.com. [Obese Kids Have Middle-Aged Arteries] Reference
In truth, no one knows whether P. gingivalis can kill you, but the bacterium has been found in diseased carotid arteries. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart Attackers] Reference
The position of the carotid artery protects the vessel, in some degree, against the suicidal act, as generally attempted. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
That test was fine, but a carotid-artery screen showed some abnormalities and Davis was told to see her own doctor immediately. From Wordnik.com. [Health: I Screen, You Screen] Reference
He put two fingers on the side of Degan's neck, found the carotid artery, and felt the last three beats of his best friend's heart. From Wordnik.com. ['Every Knee Shall Bow'] Reference
The course of the carotid and subclavian vessels in reference to each other, to the surface, and to their respective surgical triangles. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
I "swung on him," as we used to say at the gymnasium, catching him under his protruded jaw, not far from the region of the carotid artery. From Wordnik.com. [The Darrow Enigma] Reference
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