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 ...

Endarterectomy (also called carotid endarterectomy, carotid artery surgery) is a surgical procedure used to open a blocked or narrowed carotid artery located in the neck. This procedure is used to ...

stenosis of the external carotid artery following carotid endarterectomy; and found that the repair of severely stenosed or occluded external carotid artery identified during carotid ...

Heparin is the anticoagulant of choice to prevent thrombosis distally to the clamped internal carotid artery during CEA ... Dextran is commonly used after endarterectomy to prevent platelet ...

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

InspireMD, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSPR), developer of the CGuard™ Prime Carotid Stent System for the prevention of stroke related to ...

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 ...

Tammie Finley is enjoying pain-free life again thanks to a procedure performed by Adena Heart and Vascular Institute surgeon Dr. Rahul Kar last fall.

When surgical intervention is needed, carotid endarterectomy involves removing plaque from the artery, while carotid stenting uses a small tube to keep the artery open. The choice depends on the ...

Tammie Finley didn’t think she’d ever walk comfortably again, the result of leg pain she’d lived with for nearly a decade ...