CREST-2 may end routine CEA for asymptomatic carotid stenosis, but its message is nuanced, raising new questions about ...

Since its inception, carotid artery stenting for patients with carotid artery stenosis has been underutilized in the United States, mainly due to limited reimbursement. Now, 10-year results of the ...

The different geometries and working principles of carotid stents (nitinol or cobalt chromium, open- or closed-cell configuration) provide each product with unique functional properties. The ...

Three months ago I wrote about carotid artery narrowing, which is one of a number of causes of stroke. There are currently two alternative treatments for severe carotid artery narrowing: surgery, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results from a registry analysis indicated high rates of procedural success after pulmonary artery stenting, but ...

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 ...

Research has shown that patients who have had emergency heart attack treatment with heart artery stenting - and have significant narrowings in their other untreated arteries - can benefit from ...

When arterial plaque – a sticky combination of fatty deposits, calcified material, inflammatory cells and other substances – build up on the inner walls of coronary or other arteries, blood flow ...

Elixir Medical's DynamX Bioadaptor restores natural artery function, reducing the risk of future cardiac events.

Can heart stents decline over time or need replacement? A cardiologist explains how stents work, why problems can develop, ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (April 1, 2008) — The largest-ever randomized study to evaluate the effectiveness of catheter-based interventions in patients with narrowing of the renal artery has shown that ...

Kauvery Hospital Alwarpet has successfully performed a rare and technically complex neurovascular procedure to prevent a potentially devastating stroke in a patient with rapidly progressive vertebral ...