Considerations for patient selection, procedural planning, and infrastructure and staffing to safely perform carotid artery ...

Srinivas Attanti, MD, FACC Cardiologist and Interventional Cardiologist Citrus Cardiology Consultants, PLLC Florida ...

An international study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that for people with severe carotid artery narrowing who haven't experienced recent stroke symptoms, a minimally invasive procedure ...

Carotid artery surgery and stenting have comparable long-term effects on fatal or disabling stroke in asymptomatic patients with severe carotid artery stenosis. That's the finding of late breaking ...

Elective carotid artery angioplasty and stenting was initiated in the United States in 1994 by the endovascular interventional team at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Carotid stenting was ...

Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome — a rare but severe complication following carotid revascularization — may occur in up to 3% of patients undergoing carotid stenting. A new prospective study suggests ...

Background Dissecting pseudoaneurysms (dPSAs) of the extracranial carotid artery are often managed conservatively, but ...

For patients who have soft, lipid-rich carotid plaques that are prone to prolapse during stent implantation, combining proximal embolic protection with newer double-layer stents reduces the risk of ...

The results of the ongoing CREST-2 study in patients with asymptomatic, high-grade carotid artery stenosis are still several years away. But new data out of a companion registry suggest that whatever ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A carotid artery stenting system was linked to low event rates at 1 year. The device consists of an embolic ...

Kolkata, Oct 29 (PTI) A septuagenarian man underwent angioplasty and stenting in both carotid arteries after doctors at a city hospital detected critical blockages in the vessels supplying blood to ...

Cognition often deteriorates when the brain's main blood vessels are clogged, but a Columbia-led study published in JAMA ...