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 ...

Atherosclerotic carotid artery stenosis is relatively frequent in older patients and is a major cause of disabling stroke or death. Carotid endarterectomy is currently considered the standard of care ...

Jim Williams of Novato was suffering from severe carotid artery stenosis, meaning the artery walls in his neck were blocked with plaque, increasing his risk of stroke. Williams, who turned 76 on ...

Carotid plaques block the blood supply to the brain. It is often considered a leading cause of stroke. Ethnicity-based ...

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 ...

Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital has successfully completed its first implantation of the Barostim™ Baroreflex Activation ...