Common carotid artery occlusion presenting with recurrent syncopal episodes

• Main Authors: Imran Kader (Author), Steven M. Jones (Author), Catherine Harrison (Author), Ferdinand Miteff (Author), Senthil Kumar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Symptomatic common carotid artery (CCA) occlusion is an uncommon occurrence that may require surgical intervention. We aim to describe a case of CCA occlusion that presented with the unusual symptom of recurrent syncope. A 69-year-old lady presented with a history of recurrent syncopal episodes and...