Tag: carotid artery stenosis
TCAR may be associated with favourable outcomes for treatment of restenotic...
Transcarotid artery revascularisation (TCAR; Silk Road Medical) may be associated with favourable in-hospital outcomes for the treatment of restenotic carotid lesions after carotid endarterectomy...
Five-year ACST-2 results: Carotid artery surgery and stenting have similar long-term...
Carotid artery surgery and stenting have comparable long-term effects on fatal or disabling stroke in asymptomatic patients with severe carotid artery stenosis. That is...
Researchers propose optimisation of duplex velocity criteria for diagnosing ICA stenosis
Writing in an online Vascular Medicine article, researchers from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Vascular Testing division report findings from a multicentre study of duplex...
TCAR associated with “promising early and late outcomes”, pooled data suggest
A systematic review and meta-analysis has found that transcarotid artery revascularisation (TCAR) is associated with “promising early and late outcomes” in patients with internal...
USPSTF recommends against general screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis
In a recommendation statement published on 2 February in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)...
