The different geometries and working principles of carotid stents (nitinol or cobalt chromium, open- or closed-cell configuration) provide each product with unique functional properties. The ...

November 11, 2009 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — Results from a new study suggest that, as the use of carotid artery stenting has become more widespread following expanded Centers for Medicare and ...

The CGuard® Prime Carotid Stent System demonstrated the lowest 30-day and 1-year primary endpoint major adverse event rates of any pivotal study ...

Almost 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke every year. Strokes are the third most common cause of death in the US, and are frequently disabling to those who survive. These sobering numbers are despite ...

Q: I've been told I my carotid artery may produce a blockage. What can I do? A: A stroke is a serious medical emergency that can leave a person paralyzed or debilitated for life. When a stroke occurs, ...

(UPDATED) Over the long term, patients with asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis who are already on good medical therapy fare comparably well whether the artery is opened with stenting or surgery, ...

For patients who have soft, lipid-rich carotid plaques that are prone to prolapse during stent implantation, combining proximal embolic protection with newer double-layer stents reduces the risk of ...

(HealthDay News) — Mortality risk in older Medicare patients who undergo carotid artery stenting is high, according to a report published online January 12 in JAMA Neurology. Soko Setoguchi-Iwata, MD, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — New carotid artery stenting technologies have reduced risk for stroke during and after the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A carotid stenting system had few adverse events for patients with carotid artery stenosis. The stroke rate was ...

DALLAS – July 26, 2010 – A review of scientific studies that compares two treatments for preventing strokes due carotid artery disease provides no clear answer on which treatment is better, a UT ...