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Bruit: A sound heard over an artery or vascular channel, reflecting turbulence of flow. Most commonly, a bruit is caused by abnormal narrowing of an artery. Listening for a bruit in the neck with a stethoscope is a simple way to screen for narrowing (stenosis) of the carotid artery, which can be a result of cholesterol plaque accumulation. Last Editorial Review: 5/13/2016.
Following is a list of other causes of Carotid bruits: Tortuous carotid arteries Heart murmur with radiation to the neck Hyperthyroidism; Takayasu's arteritis; Fisher's contralateral systolic bruit Carotid bruits: Causes and Types. Causes of Broader Categories of Carotid bruits: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions: Circulatory system conditions; Neck conditions