There are two carotid arteries that carry blood from the heart to the brain. A widely patent carotid artery is one that open, unobstructed and that allows the free passage of blood through the artery.
it is wide open
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An artery that is patent is an open tube. Blood will not flow through a closed tube.
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There are two carotid arteries that carry blood from the heart to the brain. A widely patent carotid artery is one that open, unobstructed and that allows the free passage of blood through the artery.
in a 14 year old on left internal carotid
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it is wide open
It means there's nothing blocking that area of your throat.
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"Both vertebrals are patent" means that neither vertebral artery is blocked.
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An artery that is patent is an open tube. Blood will not flow through a closed tube.
It sounds normal to me. My posterior communicating artery is patent, and so I'm getting good blood flow to my brain. If someone were closing an aneurysm in my brain, I would like to think the arteries were patent (open) when the procedure was done.
The word is used in reference to the commercial success potential of a patent or patent pending invention.
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