Carotid artery narrowing leads to stroke in both sexes, but symptoms and plaque characteristics differ. Men often develop cardiovascular diseases earlier, with lipid-rich plaques, while women ...

A risky carotid artery operation, currently still the standard treatment for many patients, may then no longer be necessary for this group of patients. This research, published in The Lancet ...

A risky carotid artery operation, currently still the standard treatment for many patients, may then no longer be necessary for this group of patients. This research, published today in the Lancet ...

Cordis Angioguard RX Emboli Capture Guidewire System Filter Distal Indicated for use as a guidewire and EPS to contain and remove embolic material (thrombus/debris) while performing carotid artery ...

Background Challenging anatomy for carotid artery access can result in a delay to achieve successful recanalization in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Our objective was to study emergent direct ...

If the lesion involves the CCA and the ICA, the stent has to cover the carotid bifurcation completely. Flow disturbances in the ICA occur if the stent is positioned in the bulb. [9] In our ...

Background: Internal carotid artery occlusion (ICAO) is a relatively uncommon but important cause of transient ischemic attack and cerebral infarction. The majority of cases of symptomatic ICAO ...

announced that the company’s dual-layer micromesh carotid stent system has received premarket approval from the FDA for the treatment of carotid artery disease. As stated in the press release, Terumo ...

The accuracy of stroke prediction tools promises to be augmented by integrating machine learning into the analyses of images of the carotid artery lumen, wall, and perivascular fat. 9,10 ...

This article was originally posted Dec. 8, 2014. It has been updated. There are many things in medicine that are merely a matter of preference or style. How to check a patient’s pulse is not one ...