In a pair of randomized, observer-blinded clinical trials designed to evaluate optimal management of asymptomatic carotid ...

An international study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that for people with severe carotid artery narrowing who ...

Carotid stent surgery is one of two procedures that can be used to treat carotid artery stenosis. This procedure is considered a less invasive option with a faster recovery time. However, it does have ...

The carotid arteries are two large blood vessels in a person’s neck. If these arteries become blocked, a person may require surgery, also known as a carotid endarterectomy, to remove the blockage. A ...

Most carotid-artery stenting or endarterectomy is done for asymptomatic cases. The large CREST-2 randomized trial now shows ...

Paul Hargadon doesn't put much stock in being the first person in the United States to get a new kind of carotid artery stent. His vascular surgeon Dr. Bradley Boone at Cardiothoracic and Vascular ...

Stenting, but not endarterectomy, significantly reduced stroke risk compared with intensive medical therapy alone.

Discover the crucial signs of carotid artery disease and how stenting can be a life-saving procedure. Learn who is most at risk and how to prevent potentially devastating strokes. Your health might ...

In comparison, 6 percent of patients who received medical care alone had a stroke. This means the risk of stroke was cut by ...

LOS ANGELES — Results from 10 years' follow-up in the Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy versus Stenting Trial (CREST) trial comparing carotid stenting and endarterectomy show low postprocedural ...

Carotid artery stenting is associated with a higher long-term risk for moderate or higher restenosis than is the surgical procedure of endarterectomy, but this did not seem to translate into an ...