Carotid artery stenting with embolic protection has been shown to be a proven alternative to carotid endarterectomy in patients with significant carotid disease. The transfemoral approach is the ...
Sixty-nine patients had ICA stenting and 14 had CCA stents (these were CCA bifurcated stents). Sixty-three percent were done for ≥ 70% asymptomatic carotid stenosis and 37% for strokes/transient ...
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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 ...
To date, the Carotid and Vertebral Artery Transluminal Angioplasty Study (CAVATAS) 3 is the only prospective randomized study comparing best medical therapy with endovascular stenting for patients ...
Carotid Stenting - Alternatively, for select patients, carotid angioplasty and stenting, may be recommended. This procedure involves placing a self-expanding stent in the artery at the site of the ...
InspireMD, Inc. made a significant announcement through a recent 8-K SEC filing regarding the appointment of Mr. Scott R. Ward to its Board of Directors. The appointment, effective as of November 25, ...
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 ...