The different geometries and working principles of carotid stents (nitinol or cobalt chromium, open- or closed-cell configuration) provide each product with unique functional properties. The ...

In patients undergoing carotid artery stenting, use of a new-generation dual-layer stent significantly reduced periprocedural cerebral embolism compared with a conventional stent, in a new randomized ...

When FDA approved the first carotid stent, in August 2004, many industry analysts suggested that the market for such devices could reach $1 billion by 2010. Since that time, however, forecasts have ...

New evidence for treatment of pulmonary embolism, asymptomatic carotid stenosis, and CLTI led the way in 2025.

Q: I've been told I my carotid artery may produce a blockage. What can I do? A: A stroke is a serious medical emergency that can leave a person paralyzed or debilitated for life. When a stroke occurs, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A carotid artery stenting system was linked to low event rates at 1 year. The device consists of an embolic ...

A novel dual-layer stent system was safe and effective at 12 months, according to data from the CLEAR-ROAD study. The researchers conducted a single-arm, prospective study of the dual-layer stent ...

Stenting has increasingly been used for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis, although it is still unknown whether it is as safe and successful as carotid endarterectomy. Several studies have been ...

InspireMD, in partnership with NAMSA, is set to initiate the pivotal, single-arm CGUARDIANS II study to assess the CGuard Prime 80cm carotid stent system’s usage in transcarotid artery ...

If the patient is getting recurrent TIAs, MRI-angiography is done and it will be noticed that there is no stroke in the brain but the artery is getting blocked nearly completely, then, the stroke can ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a device designed to prevent strokes by clearing blocked carotid arteries, the main blood vessel leading to the brain. While similar metal mesh ...

Post-stent balloon dilatation in carotid stenting patients decreases the restenosis risk by almost two-thirds. The effect on periprocedural stroke, though, is not as clear-cut, according to a CREST ...