ACAS = Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study; ACST = Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial; CAVATAS = Carotid and Vertebral Artery Transluminal ... Severe Carotid Stenosis; ICSS = International ...

The most effective treatment for carotid artery stenosis is carotid endarterectomy (CEA). To date, randomized trials of this procedure versus best medical care have excluded patients aged 80 years ...

Carotid Artery Ultrasound Doppler Scan - This is a noninvasive diagnostic test that uses ultrasound to detect narrowing of the arteries in the neck and can estimate the degree of narrowing or ...

A new predictive model developed by Ochsner Health helps clinicians make real-time decisions for patients who had a stroke ...

The patient denies any cerebrovascular symptoms and is on dual antiplatelet therapy. Duplex ultrasound reveals a right internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis (Figure 1) with a peak systolic velocity ...

A significant body of research has examined the management of atherosclerotic extracranial carotid artery stenosis, revealing that while both CEA and CAS are effective in preventing strokes ...

To date, the Carotid and Vertebral Artery Transluminal ... endovascular stenting for patients with symptomatic vertebral artery stenosis. Only eight patients were enrolled in each arm of the ...

A recent study published in the Stroke; a Journal of Cerebral Circulation found that short-duration dual antiplatelet therapy ...

Carotid artery disease, also called carotid artery stenosis, occurs when the carotid arteries, the main blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood to the brain, become narrowed. The narrowing of the ...

are associated with ischemic strokes in younger patients without degrees of stenosis that are traditionally considered clinically significant. Objective To compare the hemodynamic parameters in the ...

The carotid arteries send oxygen-rich blood to your brain. A condition called carotid artery stenosis means that one or both of these arteries are narrowed. Blood flow to the brain is reduced. This ...

LANCASTER – Fairfield Medical Center is now offering TCAR (transcarotid artery revascularization), a hybrid treatment option for those living with carotid artery stenosis. The carotid arteries ...