Although my bias as a CAS enthusiast makes me believe that CAS will ultimately have a major role in the treatment of patients with carotid stenosis, and although results of CAS will ultimately ...

The recently approved device simplifies operator manipulations by loading a balloon and filter onto the stent.

Carotid Artery Ultrasound Doppler Scan - This is a noninvasive diagnostic test that uses ultrasound to detect narrowing of the arteries in the neck and can estimate the degree of narrowing or ...

Data from randomized controlled studies regarding the efficacy of carotid endarterectomy in older patients are limited. NASCET, for instance, was limited to patients aged <80 years and only 14% of ...

To date, the Carotid and Vertebral Artery Transluminal ... endovascular stenting for patients with symptomatic vertebral artery stenosis. Only eight patients were enrolled in each arm of the ...

Carotid artery disease, also called carotid artery stenosis, occurs when the carotid arteries, the main blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood to the brain, become narrowed. The narrowing of the ...

A new predictive model developed by Ochsner Health helps clinicians make real-time decisions for patients who had a stroke ...

LANCASTER – Fairfield Medical Center is now offering TCAR (transcarotid artery revascularization), a hybrid treatment option for those living with carotid artery stenosis. The carotid arteries ...

In mild aortic stenosis, the murmur peaks in early systole ... To asses for "parvus," it is often helpful to palpate one’s own carotid artery while concurrently palpating the patient's carotid ...