You should not feel any discomfort during this part of the procedure. Your doctor will insert the Carotid Stent System through the vessels to the area of the plaque. After careful positioning, your ...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the long-term outcomes after stent placement for the treatment of carotid artery dissections. METHODS: Between 1992 and 1998, seven patients underwent stenting procedures for ...

InspireMD, in partnership with NAMSA, is set to initiate the pivotal, single-arm CGUARDIANS II study to assess the CGuard ...

Although all different carotid stents generally tend to function equivalently, proper stent selection can greatly influence the outcome of the CAS procedure in approximately 20 to 30% of cases.

The recently approved device simplifies operator manipulations by loading a balloon and filter onto the stent.

The Multidisciplinary Practice Guidelines Committee of the American Society of Neuroimaging and the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology have released guidelines outlining which ...

Michael Dunn expected to hear that he needed major surgery after doctors detected plaque buildup in his right carotid ...

The doctor may also put a stent in your artery. A stent is a small tube that helps keep the artery open. It can also keep small pieces of plaque from breaking off and causing problems. You may need to ...

Marvin Slosman, Chief Executive Officer of InspireMD, commented, “With more than 30,000 TCAR procedures performed in the U.S. each year, TCAR is a rapidly growing procedure that represents a ...

Jenkins et al. retrospectively reviewed their series of 105 patients who underwent endovascular stenting for symptomatic vertebral artery stenosis in 112 vertebral arteries. 1 Their patient ...

More information: Enqiang Chang et al, Dexmedetomidine decreases cerebral hyperperfusion incidence following carotid stenting ...