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) ...
Medications for stroke prevention have become more potent over the past 20 years, and it could be that carotid endarterectomy (CEA) no longer has an advantage over optimal medical therapy for patients ...
The cervical plexus block is a regional anaesthetic technique that has become increasingly established as an alternative to general anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy. This procedure involves the ...
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 ...
Carotid artery stenting is associated with a higher long-term risk for moderate or higher restenosis than is the surgical procedure of endarterectomy, but this did not seem to translate into an ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Stroke affects more than 700,000 people in the United States per year. A blockage of a blood vessel is responsible for about 80 percent of strokes. Carotid endarterectomy is the most ...
Carotid endarterectomy can benefit the majority of patients with severe carotid artery stenosis. However, the therapeutic ef-fects of this technique in patients with symptomatic internal carotid ...
Carotid artery stenting (CAS) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA) provided comparable outcomes over time in asymptomatic patients receiving good medical therapy in the largest trial to date of what to do ...
A study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of carotid endarterectomy vs usual care for long-term stroke prevention in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis. There is a slight protective ...
Thousands of people have avoided strokes by opting for preemptive surgery that removes a coating of hard plaque from the inside of a vital neck artery. A new study finds that this surgery has ...
A plastic cutting board, scored from years of knife work, sits on millions of kitchen counters. Every slice drags the blade ...