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'Doubly Protected' Carotid Stenting Makes Stroke Less of a Risk
WASHINGTON -- The Neuroguard carotid stent system, with its integrated embolic filter, continued to show good results at 2 ...
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Is Carotid Endarterectomy Safe in Patients Over 80 Years Old?
The most effective treatment for carotid artery stenosis is carotid endarterectomy (CEA). To date, randomized trials of this procedure versus best medical care have excluded patients aged 80 years ...
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Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis: a summary of current state of evidence for revascularization and emerging high-risk features
Owing to the improvement in BMT after completion of initial CEA and some of the CAS trials, the SPACE-2 (Stent Protected Angioplasty in Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis vs Endarterectomy) trial ...
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Direct carotid artery puncture access for endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke: technical aspects, advantages, and limitations
Background Challenging anatomy for carotid artery access can result in a delay to achieve successful recanalization in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Our objective was to study emergent direct ...