“Whether patients undergo a procedure to remove plaque in the carotid artery, known as a carotid endarterectomy, stenting to insert a flexible tube to hold open the narrowed part of the artery, or a ...
NEW ORLEANS, LA—Revascularization with either stenting or endarterectomy does not improve cognitive function compared with medical management alone in patients who have asymptomatic high-grade carotid ...
You have two carotid arteries in your neck that are responsible for supplying oxygen-rich blood to your head and brain. Like all arteries, carotid arteries are made up of three layers: An outer ...
Improvements in medical therapy, carotid-artery stenting, and carotid endarterectomy call into question the preferred management of asymptomatic carotid stenosis. Whether adding revascularization to ...
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 (CAS) is a narrowing of the lumen (the inside space) of the carotid artery (usually due to cholesterol deposits called plaque). CAS is responsible for 8% of all strokes due to ...
Using data from the Rotterdam Study in the Netherlands, researchers have uncovered that carotid artery plaques can undergo potentially dangerous changes over time in patients without symptoms, ...
Vertebrojugular arteriovenous fistula (VJAVF) and vertebral artery pseudoaneurysm (VAPA) are usually caused by iatrogenic and penetrating traumas. The concurrence of these two entities originating ...
Fred and Rita Gyan have continued to walk through life hand in hand for 54 years, helped by their fitness trackers. Health First Medical Group Nurse Practitioner Joy Cruz detected a troubling sound in ...
Carotid angioplasty and stenting can help open up blocked carotid arteries. It’s often used to help prevent strokes, and your doctor might recommend it if you have a blocked artery. If you’re feeling ...
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 ...
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