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

Carotid Artery Ultrasound Doppler Scan - This is a noninvasive diagnostic test that uses ultrasound to detect narrowing of the arteries in the neck and can estimate the degree of narrowing or ...

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

Carotid percutaneous transluminal angioplasty/stenting has become an accepted treatment modality for carotid artery stenosis in high-risk patients. There has been an ongoing debate regarding which ...

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 ...

Atherosclerotic carotid artery stenosis is relatively frequent in older patients and is a major cause of disabling stroke or death. Carotid endarterectomy is currently considered the standard of ...

LANCASTER – Fairfield Medical Center is now offering TCAR (transcarotid artery revascularization), a hybrid treatment option for those living with carotid artery stenosis. The carotid arteries ...

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 ...

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

In mild aortic stenosis, the murmur peaks in early systole ... To asses for "parvus," it is often helpful to palpate one’s own carotid artery while concurrently palpating the patient's carotid ...

this is common in end-stage aortic stenosis. To asses for parvus, it is often helpful to palpate one’s own carotid artery while concurrently palpating the patient’s carotid artery. It is ...