When the angle of take-off of the right common carotid is vertical or acute, a wire braided Simmons 2 catheter positioned close to the bifurcation is used. The catheter is passed into the external ...

The different geometries and working principles of carotid stents (nitinol or cobalt chromium, open- or closed-cell configuration) provide each product with unique functional properties. The ...

Contego Medical announced late-breaking clinical results from the PERFORMANCE III carotid stent study. At 30 days, the 146 patients in the study had no strokes or myocardial infarctions, and there ...

Early results have indicated that a novel carotid artery stent featuring a double-layer design is safe and not associated with occurrence of any ischemia. “These results suggest that further ...

Stenting has increasingly been used for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis, although it is still unknown whether it is as safe and successful as carotid endarterectomy. Several studies have been ...

Dr. Kenneth Rosenfield discusses proficiencies required for performing transfemoral carotid artery stenting and how best to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting demonstrated similar long-term safety and efficacy, but ...

CHICAGO - Stenting of the carotid artery significantly improves cognitive speed and may improve memory function in some patients, according to research presented today at the annual meeting of the ...

According to a new study published in JAMA, experience really does count when it comes to carotid artery stenting(CAS). And that may be a big problem, since the explosive growth in the procedure after ...

Use of either proximal embolic protection devices (P-EPDs) or distal filter embolic protection devices (F-EPDs) during elective carotid artery stenting results in low rates of in-hospital stroke and ...

UB neurosurgeon Elad Levy says the case proves complex endovascular procedures can be performed in outpatient neurosurgery ...

An analysis of Medicare data indicates that older patients who had a stent placed in the carotid artery (a major artery of the neck and head) by a physician operator who performed less than six of the ...