or common carotid artery (CCA). Owing to the superficial location of the ICA, balloon-expandable stent crushing, which could lead to cerebral flow impairment, was observed. [1,2,3,4] Therefore ...

Closed-cell stents, either nickel-titanium or cobalt alloy, provide the mandatory scaffolding the amount of support given to the vessel wall by a stent and the best stability for the plaque ...

On the day before your treatment, you may be asked to withhold some of your blood pressure medication. This is so it does not interfere with the blood pressure response during the actual stent ...

A new predictive model developed by Ochsner Health helps clinicians make real-time decisions for patients who had a stroke ...

Carotid artery disease, also called carotid artery stenosis, occurs when the carotid arteries, the main blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood to the brain, become narrowed. The narrowing of the ...

To date, the Carotid and Vertebral Artery Transluminal Angioplasty Study (CAVATAS) 3 is the only prospective randomized study comparing best medical therapy with endovascular stenting for patients ...

Some potential signs may include: headache neck pain eye or facial pain Doctors may treat carotid artery dissection with blood-thinning medications or a stent, a tube that supports the inside of ...

In addition to TCAR, FMC offers several procedures to treat carotid artery stenosis ... cleaned of any debris that may dislodge during stent placement, which minimizes the risk of post-operative ...

The stent features a micromesh lining that prevents ... expressed gratitude for the new tools available to treat carotid artery disease. "The nice thing is that there's multiple ways to treat ...