C. May is American Stroke Month, a time to shine a light on what we can all do to prevent strokes — and the importance of ...

Cerebrovascular disease affects blood flow to the brain, increasing stroke risk. Learn about its different types, causes, ...

A carotid stenting system was linked to the lowest 1-year stroke rates reported for any prospective, multicenter pivotal trial of carotid artery stenting, researchers reported. As Healio previously ...

Some patients with carotid stenosis will gain no additional benefit from revascularisation for stroke prevention, CAR score ...

Four Christus Health hospitals in East Texas have earned the top rating for health care safety from the Leapfrog Group, a ...

WARNING: This video above contains graphic content of the man’s medical condition. Viewer discretion is advised. OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — An Oklahoma man lost nearly all of his toes and almost ...

Owing to the improvement in BMT after completion of initial CEA and some of the CAS trials, the SPACE-2 (Stent Protected Angioplasty in Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis vs Endarterectomy) trial ...

Optimized medical therapy (OMT) is as effective as surgery for carotid revascularization in reducing stroke risk in the majority of patients with carotid artery stenosis, results of a planned ...

Carotid artery disease is a pathological condition in which a carotid artery is narrowed or blocked, usually as a result of atherosclerosis. If the narrowing of the carotid artery is severe ...

But 75 per cent are caused by a blood clot or debris from a furredup artery breaking off and lodging in the brain. Narrowings in the carotid arteries, which supply the head, are largely to blame.

while interventional treatment included carotid artery stenting (CAS), carotid endarterectomy (CEA), and internal carotid artery resection and primary anastomosis (ICRA). The interventional group was ...