Stents Carotid

Carotid artery stenting is used to reopen carotid arteries narrowed by atherosclerotic lesions. The stent is designed to proper open a vessel segment treated with balloon angioplasty. Carotid plaques cause reduced blood flow to the brain and stroke. The alternative procedure is surgical endarterectomy, where the vessel is opened and the plaque removed.

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February 3, 2011 โ€“ Widespread screening or routine ultrasound for blocked neck arteries to determine stroke risk ...

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January 27, 2011 โ€“ The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical ...

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January 19, 2011 โ€“ Stents can open up blocked brain arteries after other stroke treatments have failed, according ...

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December 29, 2010 - Research on reducing risks, improving medical treatment and improving lifestyle behaviors to ...

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November 23, 2010 - The preliminary findings of the CREST study have so far failed to squelch the debate between ...

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November 23, 2010 โ€“ Study results found significant differences in men and women older than 80 who underwent ...

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November 18, 2010 โ€“ After the initial findings from the CREST trial, debate continues to swirl as proponents of ...

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October 22, 2010 - Treating metabolic syndrome and undergoing carotid angioplasty may prevent recurrent stroke or ...

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August 19, 2010 โ€“ The Cardiovascular Research Foundation recently announced the late-breaking trials and first ...

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May 27, 2010 โ€“ Positive results from CREST (Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs. Stenting Trial) will be ...

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March 1, 2010 โ€“ Surgery and stenting to open blocked neck arteries proved similar in overall long-term safety and ...

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The ACCULINK carotid stent is designed to provide easy and accurate stent placement in patients who have carotid ...

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January 25, 2010 โ€“ Direct stenting of the carotid arteries is a feasible technique and is not inferior to ...

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November 10, 2009 โ€“ The latest data from seven studies focused on the treatment of peripheral arterial disease ...

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October 27, 2009 โ€“ Invatec today said it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

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