In the Netherlands, about 2,000 people with carotid artery stenosis are operated on every year after they have had a stroke. Thirty years ago, large studies showed that an operation in which 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 ...

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 ...

In the Netherlands, about 2,000 people with carotid artery stenosis are operated on every year after they have had a stroke. 30 years ago, large studies showed that an operation, in which a narrowing ...

Atherosclerotic carotid artery stenosis is relatively frequent in older patients and is a major cause of disabling stroke or death. Carotid endarterectomy is currently considered the standard of care ...

NEW YORK, NY—Whether intervening on asymptomatic, high-grade carotid artery stenosis will provide cognitive benefits remains an unanswered question, one the CREST-2 investigators hope to provide some ...

Citing much of the material covered in this review as well as additional sources in the literature, the Society for Vascular Surgery recently published clinical practice guidelines for the management ...

Carotid artery stenosis screening still can't be recommended in the absence of symptoms, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded. No "substantial" evidence has turned up in the ...

Carotid artery is the blood vessel that supplies oxygen-rich blood to the brain. Stenosis of this artery leads to impaired blood flow to the brain and altered blood-brain barrier properties, which can ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Significant differences in vessel density, foveal avascular zone area and RNFL thickness were reported between ...