For patients with blockages in the carotid artery that supplies blood to the brain, carotid artery stenting (a non-surgical treatment) appears to be associated with an increased risk of both short- and long-term adverse outcomes ...
Oct 11, 2010
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A review of scientific studies that compares two treatments for preventing strokes due carotid artery disease provides no clear answer on which treatment is better, a UT Southwestern Medical Center physician reports in an ...
Jul 26, 2010
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Physicians now have two safe and effective options to treat their patients at risk for stroke, says a researcher at Mayo Clinic who led a large, NIH-funded, national clinical trial testing surgery or use of a stent to open ...
May 26, 2010
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An important interventional radiology advancement—the use of a new cerebral protection device in combination with FDA-approved carotid stents in high-surgical-risk patients—provides a minimally invasive, safe and effective ...
Mar 15, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A major study shows that a minimally-invasive procedure is as effective and safe as the gold standard for treating blockages of the carotid artery, giving patients who prefer a less invasive ...
Feb 26, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- People at high risk of having a stroke are half as likely to have a stroke or die following surgery to repair damage to an artery in the neck, rather than ‘stenting’ treatment, according to UCL research ...
Feb 26, 2010
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