How to Use carotid artery in a Sentence

carotid artery

noun

• One wound was four inches deep and severed her carotid artery and jugular vein.
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2025
• One recommended carotid artery surgery for a patient who did not need it.
  — Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
• Doctors found that the bullet missed her carotid artery and lodged behind her larynx in front of her spine.
  — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
• The bullet struck the woman in her jaw, authorities said, just missing her carotid artery.
  — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 27 May 2026
• Doctors track the thickness of the carotid artery wall as an early warning sign for clogged arteries that can lead to heart attacks and strokes.
  — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
• The implant sits near the carotid sinus, a section of the carotid artery that contains pressure-sensitive nerve endings.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
• Rummler said a piece of metal got lodged millimeters from his carotid artery, and doctors were unable to remove some of the shrapnel from his skull.
  — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
• The case inspired police reforms in Colorado, including a ban on carotid artery chokeholds.
  — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 5 June 2026
• The bicyclist was diagnosed with a brain bleed, eight broken ribs, a fractured clavicle and scapula and tear in the carotid artery.
  — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
• The two carotid arteries carry 70% of the brain’s blood flow; block them, and a person can quickly lose consciousness.
  — Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
• In the neck, the carotid artery houses a patch of cells that are sensitive to the levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide and other molecules.
  — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
• Doctors discovered that the marker in Ditmore’s throat had compressed his carotid artery, creating a blood clot which led to the stroke.
  — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
• The carotid artery ultrasound can reveal problems long before symptoms appear, potentially protecting brain health.
  — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
• The 21 year old underwent six hours of surgery where doctors found shards of plastic, glass and metal embedded in his eyes and around his face, including a metal piece lodged 7 mm from a carotid artery.
  — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
• Doctors found shrapnel embedded in the man’s skull and metal fragments lodged dangerously close to his carotid artery, conditions that will require lifelong medical monitoring.
  — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
• Doctors found shrapnel embedded in the man’s skull and metal fragments lodged dangerously close to his carotid artery, conditions that will require lifelong medical monitoring.
  — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
• People come in with what could be blocked carotid arteries, peripheral artery disease, abdominal aortic aneurysms, or infected sores that could seed sepsis, the overwhelming full-body infection.
  — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 8 June 2026
• Patients come in with what could be blocked carotid arteries, peripheral artery disease, abdominal aortic aneurysms, or infected sores that could seed sepsis, the overwhelming full-body infection.
  — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 June 2026
• According to the message, Jamison — who sustained a traumatic brain injury and damage to the carotid artery — came off a ventilator over the weekend, but is currently battling a fever and infection.
  — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
• Jeri Rees said her 21-year-old nephew underwent six hours of surgery and that doctors found shards of plastic, glass and metal embedded in his eyes and around his face, including a metal piece lodged 7 millimeters from a carotid artery.
  — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
• Recent retiree Reinaldo Jesus Lefonts was charging his EV in a Downey library parking lot when he was attacked in a stabbing that severed both carotid arteries and both jugular veins.
  — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
• Previous studies that have identified microplastics in postmortem brain tissue and carotid artery plaques have been criticized for their methodology, including suggestions that the measurements may have been influenced by lab contamination.
  — David Cox, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
• Three officers, identified as Randy Roedema, Jason Rosenblatt, and Nathan Woodyard, had pinned McClain to the ground and placed him in a carotid artery chokehold, according to authorities.
  — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 5 June 2026