On the day before your treatment, you may be asked to withhold some of your blood pressure medication. This is so it does not interfere with the blood pressure response during the actual stent ...

but carotid artery stenting (CAS) is a less invasive procedure that offers a promising alternative. Short-term data from ICASS suggest that CEA is superior to CAS; however, features of the study ...

Embolic protection devices prevent stroke during the procedure ... in our service will opt for stents with a closed-cell design (Carotid Wallstent, NexStent, X-Act) in lesions with a high ...

Vascular. 2005;13(4):205-210. The number of connectors is not the only factor influencing stent flexibility. More important is the way in which the connectors are shaped straight bridges are less ...

InspireMD Inc. NSPR recently announced the first patient enrolment in the company’s CGUARDIANS II clinical trial. The trial ...

InspireMD enrolled the first patient in its CGUARDIANS II pivotal study, which will evaluate the CGuard Prime Carotid Stent ...

The following is a summary of “Management of large or giant Extracranial carotid artery aneurysms: a single-center experience ...

InspireMD, Inc. announced that the first patient has been enrolled in the company’s CGUARDIANS II clinical trial evaluati ...

LAS VEGAS, NV—One year after Medicare’s National Coverage Determination (NCD) expanded access in the United States to carotid artery stenting (CAS), data reassure on the safety and efficacy of the ...

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 ...

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 ...