Tag: CAS
LINC 2024: C-GUARDIANS data represent lowest event rates in published trials...
New data from the C-GUARDIANS pivotal investigational device exemption (IDE) trial support consideration of carotid artery stenting (CAS) with the CGuard embolic prevention stent...
No increased risk of complications found with transradial access for carotid...
Carotid artery stenting (CAS) delivered via transradial artery access has demonstrated no increased risk of stroke, death, myocardial infarction, transient ischaemic attack, or access...
No relationship found between DW-MRI lesions and long-term stroke risk following...
A secondary analysis of existing clinical trial data has indicated that new ischaemic brain lesions detected via diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) following carotid...
First-time data releases at LINC 2023 “confirm” Roadsaver carotid stent safety...
Presenting first-time data from large multicentre European studies at this year's Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC 2023; 6–9 June, Leipzig, Germany), Arne Schwindt (St Franziskus...
Interim data find “no evidence of benefit” for carotid revascularisation additional...
Interim results from the ECST-2 randomised controlled trial (RCT) have shown no evidence that carotid stenosis patients with a low-to-intermediate stroke risk, treated with...
Vascular community split over “death” of traditional carotid stenting
A debate between two prominent carotid interventionists—Peter Schneider (University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA) and Domenico Valenti (King's College London, London, UK)—at...
Distal embolic protection linked to significantly better outcomes in carotid stenting
Distal embolic protection using a filter has been associated with improved transfemoral carotid artery stenting (tfCAS) outcomes in terms of in-hospital stroke and death...
Equivalency to clinical practice “varies considerably” across recent carotid intervention trials
The external validity—in other words, the transferability to real-world clinical practice—of contemporary randomised controlled trials (RCTs) investigating carotid artery stenosis interventions “varies considerably”, as...
Endarterectomy and TCAR “continue to show superior outcomes” to transfemoral stenting
Researchers led by a vascular team in Indianapolis found that carotid endarterectomy (CEA) remains the most-used strategy in carotid revascularisation, with CEA and transcarotid...
Carotid stenting demonstrates comparable short- and long-term results to endarterectomy
Pooled patient-level data from more than 2,500 asymptomatic, non-octogenarian subjects have shown that carotid artery stenting (CAS) achieved comparable short- and long-term results to...
ESVS publishes 2023 guidelines on management of atherosclerotic carotid and vertebral...
The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) has just released 2023 clinical practice guidelines on the management of atherosclerotic carotid and vertebral artery disease....
Carotid stenosis in women: Should the approach differ?
The existing evidence on whether women with carotid stenosis experience inferior treatment outcomes compared to men is mixed—and this uncertainty is reflected in the...
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Breakthrough designation for a new drug-eluting stent from Cook Medical, a meta-analysis on the safety of expedited carotid artery surgery vs. expedited stenting after...
Reimbursement for CAS in the USA could be tied to accountability
Recent technological advancements, including the use of micromesh stents, greater adoption of proximal protection and new techniques such as transcarotid artery revascularisation (TCAR) are taking...
New Vascular Ultrasound Registry launched, will initially focus on carotid artery...
The registry will combine noninvasive, vascular ultrasound testing data with vascular treatment and outcomes data, making it possible to analyse the relationships between diagnosis...
Silk Road Medical appoints Tammy Leitsinger to serve as vice president,...
Silk Road Medical has announced the appointment of Tammy Leitsinger to the position of vice president, Medical Affairs and Professional Education. In this new role, Leitsinger...
ACT 1 subgroup analysis shows benefit of carotid artery stenting for...
New ACT 1 subgroup analysis demonstrates that in female patients the rate of ipsilateral stroke is lower with carotid artery stenting (CAS) compared with...
