Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome — a rare but severe complication following carotid revascularization — may occur in up to 3% of patients undergoing carotid stenting. A new prospective study suggests ...

This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Although the prevalence of carotid artery stenosis, or carotid artery disease, in the U.S. is low (3%), the outcome of not treating the ...

In patients undergoing carotid artery stenting, use of a new-generation dual-layer stent significantly reduced periprocedural cerebral embolism compared with a conventional stent, in a new randomized ...

(UPDATED) Over the long term, patients with asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis who are already on good medical therapy fare comparably well whether the artery is opened with stenting or surgery, ...

LAS VEGAS, NV—One year after Medicare’s National Coverage Determination (NCD) expanded access in the United States to carotid artery stenting (CAS), data reassure on the safety and efficacy of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A carotid stenting system had few adverse events for patients with carotid artery stenosis. The stroke rate was ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A carotid artery stenting system was linked to low event rates at 1 year. The device consists of an embolic ...

Each year, more than 100,000 patients who have experienced a stroke or a transient ischemic attack (TIA), also known as a “mini-stroke,” undergo a carotid artery stenting procedure to increase blood ...

Paul Hargadon doesn't put much stock in being the first person in the United States to get a new kind of carotid artery stent. His vascular surgeon Dr. Bradley Boone at Cardiothoracic and Vascular ...