Rediscovering the carotid pulse: unlocking hidden insights in the era of AI-driven healthcare
From ancient Chinese medicine to medieval European practice, the carotid pulse has long been recognized as a vital window into vascular health. Yet in modern clinical medicine, this rich physiological signal has been largely overlooked. While artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed healthcare t...
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| author | Hilla Ben-Pazi Shady Jhashan Haill Salame Hillit Cohen Idit Matot Meron Ben Pazi Yaniv Kirma Lior Elmaliach Yair Lavi Pnina Mintz Nicola Corvaja Nicola Corvaja Danny Dvir Haim Danenberg Marc Ribo |
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| description | From ancient Chinese medicine to medieval European practice, the carotid pulse has long been recognized as a vital window into vascular health. Yet in modern clinical medicine, this rich physiological signal has been largely overlooked. While artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed healthcare through advanced data interpretation, it has also inadvertently diverted focus from acquiring novel physiological data—particularly from the carotid artery. This review highlights the underutilized potential of carotid hemodynamics and explores how emerging sensor technologies, combined with AI, can transform stroke prevention, real-time cerebrovascular monitoring, and broader vascular care. As a central conduit between the heart and brain, the carotid artery conveys dynamic hemodynamic information relevant not only to neurology, but also to cardiology and pulmonary medicine. Recent advances in non-invasive, continuous monitoring now enable real-time assessment of vascular stiffness, pulse wave patterns, and early cerebrovascular compromise—capabilities that were previously inaccessible with traditional, intermittent evaluation methods. Focusing on the neurological context, this review outlines emerging opportunities in carotid monitoring, identifies key hemodynamic markers, and evaluates the clinical consequences of their underuse. By integrating AI with enhanced, continuous data acquisition from the carotid artery, the medical community may pursue new diagnostic and predictive pathways, advancing toward proactive, precision-based care and improved patient outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4fedcff1c5e24b7e9d98d565229b0af82025-08-20T03:20:16ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952025-06-011610.3389/fneur.2025.16086511608651Rediscovering the carotid pulse: unlocking hidden insights in the era of AI-driven healthcareHilla Ben-Pazi0Shady Jhashan1Haill Salame2Hillit Cohen3Idit Matot4Meron Ben Pazi5Yaniv Kirma6Lior Elmaliach7Yair Lavi8Pnina Mintz9Nicola Corvaja10Nicola Corvaja11Danny Dvir12Haim Danenberg13Marc Ribo14Avertto Medical LTD, Aderet, IsraelDepartment of Neurosurgery, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, IsraelDepartment of Neurosurgery, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, IsraelDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, IsraelDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care and Pain, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, IsraelAvertto Medical LTD, Aderet, IsraelAvertto Medical LTD, Aderet, IsraelAvertto Medical LTD, Aderet, IsraelAvertto Medical LTD, Aderet, IsraelAvertto Medical LTD, Aderet, IsraelInterventional Cardiology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, United StatesColumbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, United StatesDepartment of Cardiology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, IsraelDepartment of Cardiology, E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, IsraelStroke Unit, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, SpainFrom ancient Chinese medicine to medieval European practice, the carotid pulse has long been recognized as a vital window into vascular health. Yet in modern clinical medicine, this rich physiological signal has been largely overlooked. While artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed healthcare through advanced data interpretation, it has also inadvertently diverted focus from acquiring novel physiological data—particularly from the carotid artery. This review highlights the underutilized potential of carotid hemodynamics and explores how emerging sensor technologies, combined with AI, can transform stroke prevention, real-time cerebrovascular monitoring, and broader vascular care. As a central conduit between the heart and brain, the carotid artery conveys dynamic hemodynamic information relevant not only to neurology, but also to cardiology and pulmonary medicine. Recent advances in non-invasive, continuous monitoring now enable real-time assessment of vascular stiffness, pulse wave patterns, and early cerebrovascular compromise—capabilities that were previously inaccessible with traditional, intermittent evaluation methods. Focusing on the neurological context, this review outlines emerging opportunities in carotid monitoring, identifies key hemodynamic markers, and evaluates the clinical consequences of their underuse. By integrating AI with enhanced, continuous data acquisition from the carotid artery, the medical community may pursue new diagnostic and predictive pathways, advancing toward proactive, precision-based care and improved patient outcomes.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2025.1608651/fullcarotid arteryartificial intelligencemonitoringstrokepulse wave velocityultrasound |
| spellingShingle | Hilla Ben-Pazi Shady Jhashan Haill Salame Hillit Cohen Idit Matot Meron Ben Pazi Yaniv Kirma Lior Elmaliach Yair Lavi Pnina Mintz Nicola Corvaja Nicola Corvaja Danny Dvir Haim Danenberg Marc Ribo Rediscovering the carotid pulse: unlocking hidden insights in the era of AI-driven healthcare Frontiers in Neurology carotid artery artificial intelligence monitoring stroke pulse wave velocity ultrasound |
| title | Rediscovering the carotid pulse: unlocking hidden insights in the era of AI-driven healthcare |
| title_full | Rediscovering the carotid pulse: unlocking hidden insights in the era of AI-driven healthcare |
| title_fullStr | Rediscovering the carotid pulse: unlocking hidden insights in the era of AI-driven healthcare |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rediscovering the carotid pulse: unlocking hidden insights in the era of AI-driven healthcare |
| title_short | Rediscovering the carotid pulse: unlocking hidden insights in the era of AI-driven healthcare |
| title_sort | rediscovering the carotid pulse unlocking hidden insights in the era of ai driven healthcare |
| topic | carotid artery artificial intelligence monitoring stroke pulse wave velocity ultrasound |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2025.1608651/full |
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