Carotid angioplasty with stenting and endarterectomy show similar effectiveness for preventing ipsilateral* stroke at 2 years and 4 years after the procedure in patients with symptomatic stenosis of ...

Heidelberg, Germany - Results of a randomized trial of carotid stenting vs endarterectomy in symptomatic patients has failed to demonstrate noninferiority of the stenting procedure [1]. The trial, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA — Women with carotid stenosis were more likely to undergo carotid endarterectomy instead of ...

Two multicenter, randomized trials have shown that carotid endarterectomy is associated with better outcomes than carotid stenting within 30 days of the procedure, but that these procedures are ...

Clinical trials comparing surgical and endovascular interventions for carotid artery stenosis have produced inconclusive and conflicting results. Companion studies now provide data on the long-term ...

Stenting may be an alternative to open endarterectomy for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis. The Endarterectomy versus Angioplasty in Patients with Symptomatic Severe Carotid Stenosis (EVA-3S) ...

Citing much of the material covered in this review as well as additional sources in the literature, the Society for Vascular Surgery recently published clinical practice guidelines for the management ...

An endarterectomy is a type of vascular surgery. Surgeons use endarterectomies to remove a fatty substance called plaque from inside a person’s artery. Plaque consists of fat, cholesterol, red blood ...