After reviewing outcomes from thousands of cases, researchers at Johns Hopkins report that patients with blocked neck arteries who undergo carotid stenting to prop open the narrowed blood vessels fare ...

Paris, France - Results from two trials presented during the late-breaking sessions at the EuroPCR meeting add to the growing evidence supporting the safety and feasibility of carotid stenting with ...

The PercuSurge balloon was deployed and CAS was performed successfully in all 43 patients. No patient developed dissection of any of the access vessels. There were no instances of occlusion of the ...

San Francisco, CA --Results from the PROFI study indicate that the use of a proximal balloon occlusion in carotid artery stenting lead to fewer cerebral ischemic lesions – a predictor of stroke – than ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “There has been some suppression of carotid activity in the [United States] largely based on reimbursement ...

Johns Hopkins surgeons say skipping one commonly taken step during a routine procedure to insert a wire mesh stent into a partially blocked carotid artery appears to prevent patients from developing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A carotid artery stenting system was linked to low event rates at 1 year. The device consists of an embolic ...

Patients who need a second surgery to open a re-clogged carotid artery—the large artery on either side of the neck that serves the brain—face potential major complications, including possible damage ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Northwell/Staten Island University Hospital is the first medical facility in the tri-state area to utilize a groundbreaking technology to treat carotid artery disease (CAD), ...

The balloon occlusion test (BOT) is a medical technique that is employed to determine if an artery can be transiently blocked without significantly affecting blood flow to the organ concerned. It is ...