Aims: The effect of carotid endarterectomy on the patency of the external carotid artery is unknown. We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the long-term changes in the external carotid artery ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- 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, ...

Current reimbursement guidelines from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, prior to the publication of the Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy Versus Stenting Trial (CREST) results, ...

Endarterectomy, a surgical procedure that clears away blockage in an artery, is most often performed on the carotid arteries to prevent stroke. It’s an alternative to stenting and is only done in ...

A carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a surgical procedure to remove fatty deposits from the carotid arteries. These are the two main arteries that supply blood to the brain, face, and neck. They are on ...

FOR THE FIRST 30 YEARS AFTER CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY WAS FIRST DEVELOPED, anecdotal evidence was used to identify patients with internal carotid artery disease for whom this procedure would be ...

Direct access stenting of the carotid artery shows promising results, especially for patients with difficult anatomy at high-risk for both surgery and transfemoral carotid artery stenting (CAS), ...

Periprocedural cerebral microembolism associated with carotid artery revascularization does not usually manifest as a clinically overt stroke. Such microembolism can result in cognitive impairment, ...

We randomly assigned patients with symptomatic or asymptomatic carotid stenosis to undergo carotid-artery stenting or carotid endarterectomy. The primary composite end point was stroke, myocardial ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...