Background: Stroke defined as an abrupt onset of neurologic deficit due to vascular cause. It is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity all over the world making early diagnosis and treatment inevitable. Lesions of extra cranial carotid arteries are implicated in majority of cases of acute ischemic stroke. Early detection of the athermanous changes in the carotid artery will reduce the stroke related morbidity and mortality. Carotid Doppler is a non-invasive imaging technique, with sensitivity approaching that of angiography.

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the role of carotid Doppler nosography in patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke and find association between carotid artery stenosis and the risk factors of cerebrovascular diseases in, Dhamar city, Yemen.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted over six months (October. 2021– April. 2022) among patients with confirmed ischemic stroke and who underwent carotid Doppler ultrasonography in Doppler units at AL-Ryadah International Hospital and Taiba Consultative Hospital, Dhamar city, Dhamar Governorate, Yemen. A pre-designated interview sheets was used for data collection by interviewing patients and their family members, and by extracting information from their medical files and carotid Doppler reports. The sheet was divided into four parts: the first part consisted of socio-demographic data, the second consisted of stroke side and it’s relation to the side of carotid stenosis. The third part consisted of risk factors and the final part consisted of carotid doppler findings.