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

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

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 ...

HONOLULU, HI—Results of carotid revascularization with either surgery or stenting stand up well over the long term, with very low rates of stroke through up to a decade of follow-up, new data from the ...

HOLLYWOOD, FL—What with no distinct advantage for carotid artery stenting (CAS) over carotid endarterectomy (CEA)—and today’s availability of more aggressive medical therapy—it is unclear which ...

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 ...

Local medical device companies, including Boston Scientific Corp., Lumen Biomedical Inc. and ev3 Inc. in Plymouth, Minn. may benefit from a major government-funded study that concludes carotid stents ...

An analysis of Medicare data indicates that older patients who had a stent placed in the carotid artery (a major artery of the neck and head) by a physician operator who performed less than six of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients with acute ischemic stroke and tandem lesions, successful reperfusion and better 90-day clinical ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. LAS VEGAS — Two subanalyses of the ACT 1 trial found ...

Patients who are at risk of stroke have a less invasive option to surgery that seems to be equally as effective, according to a large-scale medical study. A study called the Carotid Revascularization ...

In a decision that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS; Baltimore) said reflects the latest evidence on the effective use of carotid stenting in reducing the occurrence of stroke, the ...