September 24, 2009 — A new study reviewing outcomes of more than 4000 patients undergoing cardiac surgery has found no direct causal relationship between significant carotid stenosis in these patients ...

Stenting has increasingly been used for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis, although it is still unknown whether it is as safe and successful as carotid endarterectomy. Several studies have been ...

There is not enough evidence from contemporary clinical trials to make firm recommendations for interventional approaches, such as stenting and endarterectomy, in asymptomatic carotid stenosis, a new ...

Training Program Helps Doctors in Lower Income Countries While Memorial Neuroscience Institute (MNI) physicians save lives in ...

New research has shown that using 3-D ultrasound to identify ulcers in the carotid arteries is an effective way to pinpoint the small number of high-risk patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis ...

New research shows that with more intensive medical therapy, the risk of stroke has become so low that at least 95 percent of patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis would be better off with ...

The carotid artery is the artery that a person feels when they touch their neck and feel their heartbeat. This artery supplies blood from the heart to the brain. This artery is of paramount importance ...

What physicians need to know about the expanded carotid artery stenting coverage, including choice of therapy, shared ...

A slightly overweight 74-year-old man with high cholesterol and other comorbidities has previously received multiple carotid ultrasound exams revealing up to 50% stenosis, and he tells you he’s ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) continues to recommend against screening the general adult population for asymptomatic carotid stenosis, maintaining its stance from 2014. “The USPSTF ...

Sonolysis, an application of therapeutic ultrasound, reduced periprocedural cerebrovascular events during carotid endarterectomy. The safety profile of sonolysis was supported by a reported lack of ...

Carotid artery stenosis or coronary artery disease refers to a narrowing of the carotid arteries, which are the major arteries in the neck that supply the brain with blood from the heart. A common ...