Improvements in medical therapy, carotid-artery stenting, and carotid endarterectomy call into question the preferred ...

The carotid arteries are essential conduits supplying blood to the head and neck, with the ensuing arterial network being of paramount importance to cerebral perfusion. The common carotid artery ...

A new 3D printing technique is generating anatomically accurate replicas of blood vessels in just two hours. The device so ...

An international study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that for people with severe carotid artery narrowing who ...

In a pair of randomized, observer-blinded clinical trials designed to evaluate optimal management of asymptomatic carotid ...

Right radial access is the preferred approach in most cases. The optimal access site is 2 cm proximal to the styloid process of the radius bone along the axis with the most powerful pulsation of the ...

January 31, 2011 — New guidelines on the management of patients with extracranial carotid and vertebral artery disease (ECVD) were released today by the American College of Cardiology ...

Increased internal carotid artery angulation and left sided carotid stenting (CAS) are associated with a higher risk of stroke or death at 30 days, while cerebral protection devices are associated ...

Stenting, but not endarterectomy, significantly reduced stroke risk compared with intensive medical therapy alone.

Stroke, an emergency disease in which blood vessels in the brain become clogged or burst and brain function is impaired, is ...