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

Michael Dunn expected to hear that he needed major surgery after doctors detected plaque buildup in his right carotid ...

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

As shown in fig3, the low radial force of the Carotid Wallstent can result in suboptimal angiographic outcome. The closed-cell design tube stent (X-Act) has the highest radial force in comparison ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Coronary artery bypass grafts are the most lucrative cardiology procedures for hospitals nationwide, according to research from Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania's Leonard Davis Institute ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...