The Vatican announced that Pope Francis died from a stroke that was followed by a coma and irreversible cardiocirculatory ...

Applying ultrasound to help break up thrombus during carotid endarterectomy reduces adverse neurological outcomes in the first 30 days after surgery in patients with either symptomatic or asymptomatic ...

The most effective treatment for carotid artery stenosis is carotid endarterectomy (CEA). To date, randomized trials of this procedure versus best medical care have excluded patients aged 80 years ...

Background Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has been the standard in atherosclerotic stroke prevention for over 2 decades. More recently, carotid artery stenting (CAS) has emerged as a less invasive ...

European research led by University College London (UCL), together with Amsterdam UMC and the University of Basel, shows that ...

THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy, sonolysis is safe and results in a significant reduction in the composite incidence of ischemic stroke ...

Carotid Endarterectomy - For patients with significant carotid artery narrowing with or without stroke-like symptoms, surgery may be recommended. Carotid Endarterectomy surgery involves exposing the ...

Using ultrasound during surgery to unblock carotid arteries is a safe and effective way to significantly reduce the risk of ...

We utilize all commercially available stent grafts, including fenestrated and branched grafts. Carotid endarterectomy remains the gold-standard treatment for extra-cranial carotid stenosis. This ...

Atherosclerosis of the extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) causes 10–20% of ischaemic strokes.1 As luminal stenosis of the ICA grows, the risk of ischaemic stroke increases,2 and removal of the ...