Intima-Media Thickening with Carotid Webs: A Case Report of a Potentially High-Risk Association.

ABSTRACT: We describe a case of an asymptomatic 70-year-old female patient on whom a carotid ultrasound examination was performed that showed intima-media thickening and a 4 mm long carotid web with a 50% web-to-bulb ratio. Spectral Doppler waveform demonstrated a turbulent flow pattern and a peak systolic velocity increase of 100% (velocity ratio = 2) when compared with the common carotid artery. Therefore, the patient seemed to be at risk of stroke, and antiaggregant treatment was suggested.

SUBMITTER: Tagliati C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12610761 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature