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If an embolus travels through the heart and up a carotid artery, can it cause an aneurysm?
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No: It doesn't stop in the carotid (which is a large artery). It keeps right on moving until it comes to a vessel that's too small for passage and then it becomes lodged there and obstructs circulation. Since the carotids supply the brain, these emboli cause strokes.
Answered 8/14/2015
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