In contrast, at the lateral walls (modeled best at the carotid bifurcation), shear is low at best and often becomes turbulent or non-laminar, producing oscillating vectors of shear stress.
Primary angioplasty and stenting for Carotid artery and Vertebral artery and the basilar arteries can be performed to open up blocked arteries.
Caption = Superficial dissection of the right side of the neck, showing the carotid and subclavian arteries (transverse cervical artery is labeled, branching from the thyrocervical trunk
Coronary artery bypass surgery | Carotid artery | Femoral artery | External iliac artery | Coronary artery disease | Artery | pulmonary artery | Posterior communicating artery | Pancreaticoduodenal artery | Glandular branches of the superior thyroid artery | Glandular branches of the inferior thyroid artery | femoral artery | End artery | Dorsal scapular artery | coronary artery disease | Circumflex fibular artery | Circumflex branch of left coronary artery | Ascending branch of medial circumflex femoral artery | Ascending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery | Anterior communicating artery |