Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is widely used to treat carotid artery stenosis (CAS). However, the effects of CEA on unilateral CAS‐induced cognitive impairment and the underlying mechanism remain ...

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 ...

Data from randomized controlled studies regarding the efficacy of carotid endarterectomy in older patients are limited. NASCET, for instance, was limited to patients aged <80 years and only 14% of ...

Symptomatic internal carotid artery stenosis (ICA) is defined as focal neurologic deficits ipsilateral to carotid artery pathology presenting as a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke, frequently ...

Carotid percutaneous transluminal angioplasty/stenting has become an accepted treatment modality for carotid artery stenosis in high-risk patients. There has been an ongoing debate regarding which ...

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

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 ...

⩾50% atherosclerotic stenosis or occlusion of the ipsilateral common carotid artery or internal carotid artery; a known cardiac source of embolism (atrial fibrillation, sick sinus syndrome, rheumatic ...

or CAS for treatment of ischemic stroke or carotid artery stenosis from 2007 to 2016. We performed univariable and multivariable regression methods to evaluate the impact of covariates on post-CAS ...

Q: I'm worried about carotid artery disease — what symptoms should I watch for? A: Carotid artery disease often develops silently but can present symptoms such as sudden weakness or numbness on ...

with contralateral stenosis). Using a proximal flow-arrest technique in 95 (87.2%) and flow-reversal in 14 (12.8%) procedures, the Walrus was navigated into the common carotid artery successfully in ...