CREST-2 may end routine CEA for asymptomatic carotid stenosis, but its message is nuanced, raising new questions about ...

The different geometries and working principles of carotid stents (nitinol or cobalt chromium, open- or closed-cell configuration) provide each product with unique functional properties. The ...

Use of either proximal embolic protection devices (P-EPDs) or distal filter embolic protection devices (F-EPDs) during elective carotid artery stenting results in low rates of in-hospital stroke and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A carotid artery stenting system was safe and effective at 1 year in a postapproval study of patients at ...

LOS ANGELES—Carotid artery stenting holds up well over the long term against endarterectomy in asymptomatic and symptomatic patients with severe carotid stenosis, according to results from the ACT I ...

An analysis of Medicare data indicates that older patients who had a stent placed in the carotid artery (a major artery of the neck and head) by a physician operator who performed less than six of the ...

Since its inception, carotid artery stenting for patients with carotid artery stenosis has been underutilized in the United States, mainly due to limited reimbursement. Now, 10-year results of the ...

Cancer patients who develop carotid stenosis due to radiation have similar procedural success and short- and long-term hard clinical outcomes with carotid artery stenting (CAS) as patients whose ...

Three months ago I wrote about carotid artery narrowing, which is one of a number of causes of stroke. There are currently two alternative treatments for severe carotid artery narrowing: surgery, ...

Physicians now have two safe and effective options to treat their patients at risk for stroke, says a researcher who led a large national clinical trial testing surgery or use of a stent to open a ...

"Further analysis of these data will certainly help us understand the best therapeutic options for patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis." The CAPTURE registry assessed ...

Carotid artery stenosis results from a build-up of atherosclerotic plaques within the carotid artery wall and is responsible for approximately 10% of all strokes. Carotid endarterectomy, the surgical ...