Tammie Finley is enjoying pain-free life again thanks to a procedure performed by Adena Heart and Vascular Institute surgeon ...

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 ...

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 common surgical therapy following TIA is CE for eligible candidates. The benefit of carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic patients with severe (70% 99%) carotid stenosis has been known ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...