August 27, 2009 — Hispanic patients have almost double the rates of death and stroke compared with white patients 30 days after carotid endarterectomy (CEA), a new study shows. "This is quite ...

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 ...

Carotid stenting is a procedure in which a surgeon treats plaque from the carotid arteries and inserts a stent to hold them open. It is a minimally invasive treatment for carotid artery stenosis. The ...

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 ...

HONOLULU — Carotid stenting and surgery provide similar long-term protection from stroke for symptomatic patients with severe carotid stenosis followed for up to a decade in a pooled patient-level ...

Sophia Antipolis, France – 29 Aug 2021: Carotid artery surgery and stenting have comparable long-term effects on fatal or disabling stroke in asymptomatic patients with severe carotid artery stenosis.

Carotid artery surgery and stenting have comparable long-term effects on fatal or disabling stroke in asymptomatic patients with severe carotid artery stenosis. That's the finding of late breaking ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA — Women with carotid stenosis were more likely to undergo carotid endarterectomy instead of ...

HONOLULU, HI—Results of carotid revascularization with either surgery or stenting stand up well over the long term, with very low rates of stroke through up to a decade of follow-up, new data from the ...

Washington D.C., October 23, 2007 - Two carotid stenting trials examining patient outcomes demonstrated results that are comparable to guidelines established by the American Heart Association (AHA) ...

In the ACST-2 trial, non-procedural fatal or disabling stroke occurred in 2.5% of patients in both groups -- those assigned to carotid stenting and those who underwent carotid endarterectomy, for a ...