Carotid

Remote Ischemic Preconditioning in Carotid PCI: Safe and Effective?

Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) can prevent recurrent ischemic events in patients with acute or chronic cerebral ischemia....

How Important Is Controlling Risk Factors for the Prevention of a Stroke?

There has been a recent decline of about 20% to 40% in the incidence of cerebrovascular accidents...

Carotid Revascularization After Stroke: When Should It Be Performed?

In 2006, the American Heart Association guidelines recommended that carotid revascularization be performed within 2 weeks of stroke based on data...

When to Intervene a Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis?

Guidelines recommend that carotid endarterectomy be performed within two weeks of stroke in patients with symptomatic carotid...

Carotid PCI at Long Term: Effective in Stroke Prevention?

There are no data outside controlled studies, neither are there long term outcomes, on carotid artery stenting....

Prevention of Stroke: Carotid Artery Stenting or Endarterectomy?

Original Title: Long-Term Outcome after Carotid Artery Stenting. A Population-Based Matched Cohort Study. Reference: Stroke. 2016 Jul 12....

Predictors of Restenosis and Stroke Following Carotid PCI

Original Title: Predictors of Restenosis Following Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting. Reference: Elena Zapata-Arriaza et al. Stroke. 2016 Jun...

Beta Blockers Could Improve Outcomes in Carotid Artery Stenting

Original Title: Beta-blocker use is associated with lower stroke and death after carotid artery stenting. Reference: Tammman Obeid,...