Internal Carotid endarterectomy was performed in symptomatic patients who had severe carotid artery stenosis (≥ 70% stenosis involving the carotid artery bifurcation). This was established by duplex ...

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 ...

Boston, MA - New results from the Stenting and Angioplasty with Protection in Patients at High Risk for Endarterectomy (SAPPHIRE) trial comparing carotid stenting using distal embolic protection with ...

Sonolysis, an application of therapeutic ultrasound, reduced periprocedural cerebrovascular events during carotid endarterectomy. The safety profile of sonolysis was supported by a reported lack of ...

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) ...

Carotid endarterectomy is a vascular surgical procedure where a block in the common or internal carotid artery is relieved to restore blood supply to the brain. The common carotid arteries are ...

FOR THE FIRST 30 YEARS AFTER CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY WAS FIRST DEVELOPED, anecdotal evidence was used to identify patients with internal carotid artery disease for whom this procedure would be ...

Patients who have had prior cervical radiation therapy for cancer or other diseases and require revascularization for carotid stenoses appear to do equally well with carotid endarterectomy (CEA) or ...

Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is considered the gold standard for treatment of stenosis, but carotid artery stenting (CAS) is a less invasive procedure that offers a promising alternative. Short-term ...

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 ...

No single procedure has been the focus of more large randomized trials testing standard medical treatment against surgical benefit than carotid endarterectomy (CE). Primary results and secondary ...