Carotid angioplasty and stenting can help open up blocked carotid arteries. It’s often used to help prevent strokes, and your doctor might recommend it if you have a blocked artery. If you’re feeling ...

Endovascular treatment of extracranial carotid artery stenosis has been performed for over a decade. To date, however, CAS has only been compared with CEA in a few small randomized controlled trials ...

Pittsburgh researchers report a high level of effectiveness in re-opening completely blocked internal carotid arteries (ICA) as late as two to three days after acute stroke symptoms by using stents.

Aug. 31 -- FRIDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The latest results from the longest-running study yet confirm that surgery is better than artery-opening angioplasty in preventing strokes caused by ...

The optimum treatment strategy for patients with severe asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis who require cardiac surgery has not been established. All patients received clopidogrel (loading dose 300 ...

TCT 1002: Shock And Awe: Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy and Stenting of a Complex Calcified Infrarenal Aortic Stenosis in a Symptomatic Elderly Patient Receive the the latest news, research, and ...

Carotid artery disease is a condition that causes a wax-like material to build up inside the carotid arteries inside your neck. Carotid artery disease is a serious health problem. It’s one of the ...

Balloon angioplasty is a minimally invasive procedure to treat blocked or narrowed arteries. It involves inserting a tiny balloon into a blood vessel and inflating it to treat blockages and improve ...

A 57 year-old man presented with a mild headache. His examination was normal. An MRI scan of the brain suggested an abnormality of the left internal carotid artery, which led to the patient undergoing ...

Atherosclerotic carotid artery stenosis is relatively frequent in older patients and is a major cause of disabling stroke or death. Carotid endarterectomy is currently considered the standard of care ...