February 1, 2012 (New Orleans, Louisiana) — New results from the Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy versus Stenting (CREST) trial show that after 2 years of follow-up, restenosis is infrequent ...

North Central Bronx announced on Monday, March 23, that they have begun offering two types of minimally invasive vascular ...

Vienna, Austria - Carotid artery stenting is a viable alternative to endarterectomy for symptomatic stenosis or asymptomatic severe stenosis, provided patients are carefully selected and managed at ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: What could precipitate a need to check an 83-year-old man’s carotid arteries for blockage? What percentage of blockage would necessitate surgery? -- W.M. ANSWER: There are two carotid ...

This study aimed to determine the influence of carotid artery surgery on ocular functions and ocular blood flow in patients with ocular ischaemic syndrome (OIS) in the late postoperative period. One ...

Thousands of people have avoided strokes by opting for preemptive surgery that removes a coating of hard plaque from the inside of a vital neck artery. A new study finds that this surgery has ...

For patients with blockages in the carotid artery that supplies blood to the brain, carotid artery stenting (a non-surgical treatment) appears to be associated with an increased risk of both short- ...

(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, ...

Physicians now have two safe and effective options to treat their patients at risk for stroke, says a researcher who led a large national clinical trial testing surgery or use of a stent to open a ...

While it has been up for debate whether a catheter-based minimally invasive stenting procedure or open surgery is the best treatment for asymptomatic severe carotid artery stenosis, researchers said ...

LOS ANGELES—Carotid artery stenting holds up well over the long term against endarterectomy in asymptomatic and symptomatic patients with severe carotid stenosis, according to results from the ACT I ...

Patients treated by doctors who were paid in the traditional fee-for-service system “were significantly more likely” to face carotid artery surgery than if treated by doctors paid a salary, according ...