You should not feel any discomfort during this part of the procedure. Your doctor will insert the Carotid Stent System through the vessels to the area of the plaque. After careful positioning, your ...

10 To avoid distal embolization during a carotid stenting procedure, devices to trap debris were developed using either a basket concept or a balloon that would temporarily occlude the artery and ...

In high- and standard-risk patients CAS and TCAR look good, but some worry about skill sets, learning curves, and ...

Although all different carotid stents generally tend to function equivalently, proper stent selection can greatly influence the outcome of the CAS procedure in approximately 20 to 30% of cases.

and distal embolic protection devices during the endovascular procedure. Stents suitable for use in the extracranial carotid artery only became available during the second half of the recruitment ...

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The doctor may also put a stent in your artery. A stent is a small tube that helps keep the artery open. It can also keep small pieces of plaque from breaking off and causing problems. You may need to ...

Jenkins et al. retrospectively reviewed their series of 105 patients who underwent endovascular stenting for symptomatic vertebral artery stenosis in 112 vertebral arteries. 1 Their patient ...

InspireMD’s NSPR recently announced that the FDA has granted investigational device exemption (IDE) or premarket approval for its CGuard Prime 80cm carotid stent system. This approval allows the ...