Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is considered the gold standard for treatment of stenosis, but carotid artery stenting (CAS) is a less invasive procedure that offers a promising alternative.

Two multicenter, randomized trials have shown that carotid endarterectomy is associated with better outcomes than carotid stenting within 30 days of the procedure, but that these procedures are ...

When the additional factors of age, gender, payer source, and time were included in multivariate models, it was found that age, gender, race, and time were significant predictors of either CEA or CAS.

Background Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has been the standard in atherosclerotic stroke prevention for over 2 decades. More recently, carotid artery stenting (CAS) has emerged as a less invasive ...

InspireMD Inc. NSPR recently announced the first patient enrolment in the company’s CGUARDIANS II clinical trial. The trial ...

InspireMD, Inc. announced that the first patient has been enrolled in the company’s CGUARDIANS II clinical trial evaluati ...

Endarterectomy (also called carotid endarterectomy, carotid artery surgery) is a surgical procedure used to open a blocked or narrowed carotid artery located in the neck. This procedure is used to ...

InspireMD enrolled the first patient in its CGUARDIANS II pivotal study, which will evaluate the CGuard Prime Carotid Stent ...

Carotid Endarterectomy surgery involves exposing the carotid artery in the neck, clamping the artery above and below the plaque buildup, opening up the artery with a knife while it is clamped and ...

While carotid endarterectomy, a surgical procedure to remove plaque from the carotid artery, has been shown to reduce the risk of stroke, not all patients experience the same outcomes, according ...