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 ...

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 ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of pulmonary hypertension, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) represents a discrete group (group 4) distinct from ...

Direct treatment options exist for only two types: pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH ... balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA), pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA), and certain medications.