Carotid revascularization is linked to a reduced risk for both short- and long-term seizures or epilepsy in patients with ...

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 ...

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 ...

A man in his early 60s with prior carotid endarterectomy (CEA) followed by interposition common carotid artery ...

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) ...

In a new article, researchers review the most current data available, especially the results of two recent, widely anticipated randomized studies, and provid a new analysis of the two major ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Carotid endarterectomy reduces the risk of stroke in patients with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis, but the optimum time to perform surgery has been uncertain. A large study has shown that surgery ...