Neither stenting nor endarterectomy provided a boost versus medical therapy alone in patients with asymptomatic stenosis.

HONOLULU, HI—Results of carotid revascularization with either surgery or stenting stand up well over the long term, with very low rates of stroke through up to a decade of follow-up, new data from the ...

Procedures that remove plaque from a narrowed carotid artery in the neck or prop the artery open with a stent did not appear to be better at improving cognitive function than medi ...

Orlando, Florida— Performing balloon angioplasty following the deployment of a carotid stent reduces the risk of restenosis but also appears to increase the risk of stroke, according to an analysis of ...

Patients with complex coronary artery disease who underwent a stenting procedure guided by intravascular imaging were nearly 40% less likely to die of heart disease, have a heart attack caused by a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “There has been some suppression of carotid activity in the [United States] largely based on reimbursement ...

A long-awaited study led by a researcher at Mayo Clinic's Jacksonville campus shows that the two methods for clearing blockages in the neck's main arteries are equally safe and effective. Which ...

In the ACST-2 trial, non-procedural fatal or disabling stroke occurred in 2.5% of patients in both groups -- those assigned to carotid stenting and those who underwent carotid endarterectomy, for a ...

An elevated homocysteine level, which is associated with coronary artery disease, can be lowered by use of folic-acid supplements. In a randomized placebo-controlled trial called the Swiss Heart Study ...

Older patients and those with symptomatic carotid stenosis were at increased risk for mortality, stroke or transient ischemic attack during and after a carotid artery stenting procedure, according to ...

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary angioplasty with stenting restores heart's blood flow and manages atherosclerosis. Knowledge is always your best ally when it comes to heart health ...

Improving blood flow to the brain by opening a narrowed neck artery may not improve patients' cognitive skills, according to ...