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 ...
Tammie Finley didn’t think she’d ever walk comfortably again, the result of leg pain she’d lived with for nearly a decade ...
Tammie Finley didn't think she'd ever walk comfortably again, the result of leg pain she'd lived with for nearly a decade that had become unbearable.
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 ...
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 ...
such as carotid artery stenting or carotid endarterectomy; (2) patients with carotid hemangioma or carotid vascular malformation; (3) patients with unclear or incomplete CTA images for subsequent ...
The minimally invasive approach also reduces the need for general anesthesia, which is often required for traditional carotid endarterectomy surgery, the announcement said. SIUH’s neurology ...
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 ...