Carotid endarterectomy is a vascular surgical procedure where a block in the common or internal carotid artery is relieved to restore blood supply to the brain. The common carotid arteries are ...

1. Which doctor does carotid endarterectomy? Carotid endarterectomy is done either by a vascular surgeon or a neurosurgeon. 2. Which individuals are at a higher risk for carotid artery disease?

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 ...

Several prospective randomized trials have supported the benefit of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) over medical therapy alone for the treatment of significantly obstructed carotid lesions. The North ...

FOR THE FIRST 30 YEARS AFTER CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY WAS FIRST DEVELOPED, anecdotal evidence was used to identify patients with internal carotid artery disease for whom this procedure would be ...

Patients with carotid stenosis at high risk for stroke face a difficult decision. Carotid endarterectomy has for decades been the gold-standard treatment, while the less-invasive carotid stenting has ...

For patients with high-grade carotid stenosis without recent symptoms, the addition of stenting is associated with a reduced risk for a composite of perioperative stroke or death or ipsilateral stroke ...

Purpose To determine the profile of blood flow velocities and resistive indices in the ocular vessels of patients with atherosclerotic carotid disease and characterise the effect of endarterectomy on ...

An international study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that for people with severe carotid artery narrowing who haven't experienced recent stroke symptoms, a minimally invasive procedure ...

Last month, the CGuard Prime Carotid Stent System from Miami, FL-based InspireMD became the first FDA-approved mesh-covered carotid stent for stroke prevention. The pivotal trial for PMA approval ...