Carotid

Carotid Endarterectomy vs. Carotid Angioplasty in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Patients: 30-Day Outcomes

Extracranial carotid artery disease represents 15 to 20% of all strokes. Carotid revascularization plays a role in...

Mild or Intermediate Symptomatic Carotid Lesions: What we need to know about plaque

Ischemic stroke is the main reason behind disability in the world, and it is often followed by...

Symptomatic Carotid Arteries: Early or Late Emergency Revascularization?

Carotid endarterectomy continues to be the safest technique for emergency revascularization. However, 48 hours after index event,...

Asymptomatic Carotid Lesions and Cognitive Impairment: Does Intervention Play a Role?

This study was designed to determine the effect of carotid endarterectomy/angioplasty on early (baseline vs. 3 months) and...

ESC 2021 | ACST-2: CAS vs Endarterectomy in Asymptomatic Patients

The ACST-2 was designed to compare long-term outcomes of carotid artery stenting (CAS) vs carotid endarterectomy (CEA)...

Single or Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack?

Antiplatelet therapy is key to prevent thrombotic events after a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or ischemic stroke....

Dual Layered for Dual Protection in Carotid PCI

At present, there is more than one dual layered stent in the market offering additional protection in...

Do We Need to See a Cardiologist before a Carotid Endarterectomy?

Cardiac complications are among the most frequent in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic lesions.  This excess of...