On the morning of the stent procedure, make sure you take aspirin and other blood ... Your doctor will pass the Embolic Protection System into the carotid artery to help capture any plaque or ...

In the pioneering years of CAS, an attempt was made to implant balloon-expandable stents to open up the internal carotid artery (ICA ... the outcome of the CAS procedure in approximately 20 ...

The Wellington hospital successfully completed its 100th Transcarotid Artery Revascularization procedure, or TCAR.

We are very pleased to be working with NAMSA and leveraging their vascular clinical and regulatory expertise to execute this important study as efficiently as possible.” Acco ...

Sixty-nine patients had ICA stenting and 14 had CCA stents (these were CCA bifurcated stents). Sixty-three percent were done for ≥ 70% asymptomatic carotid stenosis and 37% for strokes/transient ...

A new study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research found that while carotid artery narrowing can lead to stroke in both ...

More information: Enqiang Chang et al, Dexmedetomidine decreases cerebral hyperperfusion incidence following carotid stenting: A double-blind, randomized controlled trial, Med (2024). DOI: 10.1016 ...

Welcome to the Saint Louis University Vascular Surgery! We are one of the ... However, we perform transfemoral carotid stenting if indicated and are a Silk Road “Center of Excellence” in Transcarotid ...

As atherosclerosis affects the whole body, people with mesenteric artery narrowing often have other cardiovascular conditions such as carotid ... stents) are coated with medication that helps prevent ...

Pilot studies have shown it may reduce the risk of cerebrovascular events during interventions that include carotid endarterectomy or stenting, coronary artery stenting, or cardiac surgery. Školoudík ...

Wellington Regional Medical Center has successfully completed its 100th transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) procedure. TCAR is a minimally invasive procedure for carotid artery disease ...