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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]

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MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVAbnormal carotid artery morphology

Disorder of cardiovascular system
- Abnormality of the cardiovascular system
  - Abnormal cardiovascular system morphology
    - Abnormal vascular morphology
      - Abnormal blood vessel morphology
        Abnormal systemic arterial morphology
        Abnormal carotid artery morphology
        Abnormal common carotid artery morphology
        Anomalous origin of the left common carotid artery from the brachiocephalic artery
        Anomalous origin of the left common carotid artery from the main pulmonary artery
        Anomalous origin of the right common carotid artery from the aorta
        Common carotid artery aneurysm
        Abnormality of external carotid artery
        Anomalous branches of internal carotid artery
        Carotid artery dilatation
        Carotid artery dissection
        Common carotid artery dissection
        External carotid artery dissection
        Internal carotid artery dissection
        Extracranial internal carotid artery dissection
        Intracranial internal carotid artery dissection
        Carotid artery occlusion
        Carotid artery tortuosity
        Carotid cavernous fistula
        Carotid paraganglioma
        Increased carotid artery intimal medial thickness

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PubMed

Endovascular treatment for dural arteriovenous fistulas in the petroclival region.

Hou K, Lv X, Qu L, Guo Y, Xu K, Yu J
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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: 29099499 Free PMC Article

Dural carotid-cavernous fistulas: epidemiology, clinical presentation, and management.

Miller NR
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Imaging of Aberrant Internal Carotid Arteries.

Altay S
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Reduced Intercarotid Artery Distance in Syndromic and Isolated Brachycephaly.

Assadsangabi R, Hajmomenian M, Nabavizadeh SA, Schmitt JE, Vossough A
Pediatr Neurol 2018 Feb;79:3-7. Epub 2017 Oct 9 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2017.09.018. PMID: 29290519

Carotid-cavernous fistula: current concepts in aetiology, investigation, and management.

Henderson AD, Miller NR
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Structural and Functional Abnormalities of Carotid Artery and Their Relation with EVA Phenomenon.

Maloberti A, Meani P, Varrenti M, Giupponi L, Stucchi M, Vallerio P, Giannattasio C
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Moyamoya disease.

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Diagnosis

Anatomical Variations and Anomalies of the Middle Cerebral Artery.

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Carotid Mycotic Aneurysm associated with Persistent Primitive Hypoglossal Artery. Case Report and Literature Review.

Ho CL, Lam JJH, McAdory LE
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A study of the association of acanthosis nigricans with subclinical atherosclerosis.

Guevara-Gutiérrez E, Tlacuilo-Parra A, Gutiérrez-Fajardo P, Sánchez-Tenorio T, Barba-Gómez F, Miranda-Díaz A
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2017 Mar-Apr;83(2):190-194. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.198445. PMID: 28164885

The persistent trigeminal artery: development, imaging anatomy, variants, and associated vascular pathologies.

Meckel S, Spittau B, McAuliffe W
Neuroradiology 2013 Jan;55(1):5-16. Epub 2011 Dec 16 doi: 10.1007/s00234-011-0995-3. PMID: 22170080

Sonographic examination of the carotid arteries.

Tahmasebpour HR, Buckley AR, Cooperberg PL, Fix CH
Radiographics 2005 Nov-Dec;25(6):1561-75. doi: 10.1148/rg.256045013. PMID: 16284135

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Therapy

Polycystic ovary syndrome: a "risk-enhancing" factor for cardiovascular disease.

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Ischemic Stroke in the Young.

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Non-Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve and Concurrent Vascular Variants: A Review.

Bakalinis E, Makris I, Demesticha T, Tsakotos G, Skandalakis P, Filippou D
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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

Neuroendovascular management of carotid cavernous fistulae.

Tjoumakaris SI, Jabbour PM, Rosenwasser RH
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Prognosis

Replaced posterior cerebral artery.

Endo H, Ishikawa K, Ono H, Honjo K, Nakamura H
Surg Radiol Anat 2024 Mar;46(3):299-302. Epub 2024 Feb 5 doi: 10.1007/s00276-023-03294-6. PMID: 38316649

Reduced Intercarotid Artery Distance in Syndromic and Isolated Brachycephaly.

Assadsangabi R, Hajmomenian M, Nabavizadeh SA, Schmitt JE, Vossough A
Pediatr Neurol 2018 Feb;79:3-7. Epub 2017 Oct 9 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2017.09.018. PMID: 29290519

Structural and Functional Abnormalities of Carotid Artery and Their Relation with EVA Phenomenon.

Eagle's syndrome: embryology, anatomy, and clinical management.

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Moyamoya disease.

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Congenital abnormalities of the aortic arch: revisiting the 1964 Stewart classification.

Li S, Wen H, Liang M, Luo D, Qin Y, Liao Y, Ouyang S, Bi J, Tian X, Norwitz ER, Luo G
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Reduced Intercarotid Artery Distance in Syndromic and Isolated Brachycephaly.

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Experimental cerebral arteriovenous fistulas.

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Recent systematic reviews

Persistent trigeminal artery aneurysms: case report and systematic review.

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Clinical importance of the occipital artery in vascular lesions: A review of the literature.

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Abnormal carotid artery morphology

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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Diagnosis

Therapy

Prognosis

Clinical prediction guides

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