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What causes dilated carotid arteries?
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Carotid: Possibilities include age, chronic hypertension and smoking.
Answered 6/29/2018
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Sometimes...: A dilated or aneursymal carotid on ultrasound is simply what we call a "redundant" carotid, meaning it is long and wraps on itself, so it looks bigger on ultrasound. True enlarged carotid arteries should be evaluated by a vascular surgeon.
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