Recurrent Cryptogenic Ischemic Strokes in a Young Female Patient: A Case of a Bilateral Carotid Web

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Cardiology Unit, University of Rome Sapienza, Istituto Chirurgico Ortopedico Traumatologico Hospital, Latina, Italy (E.R., B.S., V.V., S.S.).
² Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Internal Medicine Unit, University of Rome Sapienza, Istituto Chirurgico Ortopedico Traumatologico Hospital, Latina, Italy (M.C., S.F., A.P., L.I.).
³ J.F. Merlen Research Center for Vascular Diseases, Frosinone, Italy (S.B.).
⁴ Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, University of Rome Sapienza, Academic Diagnostic, Imaging Division, Istituto Chirurgico Ortopedico Traumatologico Hospital, Latina, Italy (M.R.).
⁵ Maria Cecilia Hospital, Gruppo Villa Maria Care & Research, Cotignola, Italy (V.V.).
⁶ Department of AngioCardioNeurology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (S.S.).

Erica Rocco et al. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Sep.

. 2025 Sep;18(9):e017819.

doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.124.017819. Epub 2025 Mar 4.

¹ Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Cardiology Unit, University of Rome Sapienza, Istituto Chirurgico Ortopedico Traumatologico Hospital, Latina, Italy (E.R., B.S., V.V., S.S.).
² Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Internal Medicine Unit, University of Rome Sapienza, Istituto Chirurgico Ortopedico Traumatologico Hospital, Latina, Italy (M.C., S.F., A.P., L.I.).
³ J.F. Merlen Research Center for Vascular Diseases, Frosinone, Italy (S.B.).
⁴ Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, University of Rome Sapienza, Academic Diagnostic, Imaging Division, Istituto Chirurgico Ortopedico Traumatologico Hospital, Latina, Italy (M.R.).
⁵ Maria Cecilia Hospital, Gruppo Villa Maria Care & Research, Cotignola, Italy (V.V.).
⁶ Department of AngioCardioNeurology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (S.S.).

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Keywords: carotid artery diseases; computed tomography angiography; cryptogenic stroke; diagnostic ultrasound; ischemic stroke.

Conflict of interest statement

None.