Endarterectomy (also called carotid endarterectomy, carotid artery surgery) is a surgical procedure used to open a blocked or narrowed carotid artery located in the neck. This procedure is used to ...

The most effective treatment for carotid artery stenosis is carotid endarterectomy (CEA). To date, randomized trials of this procedure versus best medical care have excluded patients aged 80 years ...

Michael Dunn expected to hear that he needed major surgery after doctors detected plaque buildup in his right carotid ...

stenosis of the external carotid artery following carotid endarterectomy; and found that the repair of severely stenosed or occluded external carotid artery identified during carotid ...

Your doctor will pass the Embolic Protection System into the carotid artery to help capture any plaque or particles that could travel into the smaller vessels in the brain. You should not feel any ...

We are very pleased to be working with NAMSA and leveraging their vascular clinical and regulatory expertise to execute this ...

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

What is carotid artery disease ... Surgery – Sorgeons can do surgery to remove plaque from the carotid arteries. This is called “carotid endarterectomy.” This treatment is most appropriate ...

The multi-centre, prospective trial will focus on subjects at high risk for complications from carotid endarterectomy ... CAS [carotid artery stenting] and TCAR carotid stenting procedures.

Surgery or stenting is reserved for severe blockages or symptomatic cases. When surgical intervention is needed, carotid endarterectomy involves removing plaque from the artery, while carotid ...

Marvin Slosman, Chief Executive Officer of InspireMD, commented, “With more than 30,000 TCAR procedures performed in the U.S. each year, TCAR is a rapidly growing procedure that represents a ...