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 ...

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

A new predictive model developed by Ochsner Health helps clinicians make real-time decisions for patients who had a stroke ...

Endarterectomy (also called carotid endarterectomy, carotid artery surgery) is a surgical procedure used to open a blocked or narrowed carotid artery located in the neck. This procedure is used to ...

Remote endarterectomy (RE), a procedure introduced by Ho and Moll in 1995, 1 is a minimally invasive procedure that is performed through a small inguinal incision, which allows complete debulking of ...

Most vascular surgeons have been trained in standard carotid endarterectomy (CEA), involving a longitudinal arteriotomy from the common carotid artery (CCA) into the internal carotid artery (ICA), ...

A transient ischemic attack (TIA) or a stroke may be the first sign of disease. Carotid endarterectomy and carotid angioplasty and stenting are treatments for carotid artery disease. Carotid ...

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 ...

The purpose of this study is to compare the relatively new procedure of stent-assisted carotid angioplasty to the traditional and accepted surgical approach of carotid endarterectomy for the treatment ...

Objectives Despite guidelines endorsing statin and single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT) therapy post-carotid endarterectomy (CEA), these medications may be either under or inappropriately prescribed. We ...