You should not feel any discomfort during this part of the procedure. Your doctor will insert the Carotid Stent System through the vessels to the area of the plaque. After careful positioning, your ...

Although all different carotid stents generally tend to function equivalently, proper stent selection can greatly influence the outcome of the CAS procedure in approximately 20 to 30% of cases.

They started a successful period of carotid surgery, and reduced stroke risk in many patients who otherwise would have only had medical therapy as an option. It was inevitable—as stents found ...

The most common cause of carotid artery narrowing is a buildup of plaque in the arteries due to multiple risk factors such as smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, family history and ...

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

Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA): A surgical procedure to remove plaque from the carotid arteries to prevent stroke. Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS): A minimally invasive procedure that involves placing ...

Vascular surgery fellows and residents rotate between a busy tertiary ... However, we perform transfemoral carotid stenting if indicated and are a Silk Road “Center of Excellence” in Transcarotid ...

Surgery – Sorgeons can do surgery to remove ... or stroke caused by plaque in one of their carotid arteries. Carotid stenting – Carotid stenting is when specialists insert a tiny metal ...

More information: Enqiang Chang et al, Dexmedetomidine decreases cerebral hyperperfusion incidence following carotid stenting ...

A recent study published in the Stroke; a Journal of Cerebral Circulation found that short-duration dual antiplatelet therapy ...

Four years ago, DeRose was diagnosed with carotid artery disease ... nation to undergo a newer procedure. "We make a small incision at the base of the neck, put a stent in, and when you do that ...