A new predictive model developed by Ochsner Health helps clinicians make real-time decisions for patients who had a stroke undergoing urgent carotid intervention, improving chances of regaining ...

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 ...

When surgical intervention is needed, carotid endarterectomy involves removing plaque from the artery, while carotid stenting ...

Carotid endarterectomy is currently considered the standard of care for all patients with severe symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis. However, data regarding the efficacy of this ...

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

Tammie Finley didn’t think she’d ever walk comfortably again, the result of leg pain she’d lived with for nearly a decade ...

While carotid endarterectomy, a surgical procedure to remove plaque from the carotid artery, has been shown to reduce the risk of stroke, not all patients experience the same outcomes, according ...

Carotid Endarterectomy - For patients with significant carotid artery narrowing with or without stroke-like symptoms, surgery may be recommended. Carotid Endarterectomy surgery involves exposing the ...

Managing this condition involves a combination of medical therapy and surgical interventions, such as carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS). Recent research has focused on ...

This is called “carotid endarterectomy.” This treatment is most appropriate for people who have had a TIA or stroke caused by plaque in one of their carotid arteries. Carotid stenting ...