Recent news on Carotid Endarterectomy

Simplification of the Residual Lumen Geometry in Measuring Carotid ...  -  May 9, 2007
AJNR (subscription),It has been shown that severe carotid stenosis (70% stenosis according to North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial [NASCET]) can be reliably

Vascular Surgery Associates Recognized by the National Institutes ...  -  May 8, 2007
BlackNews.com (press release),...stenting was approved as an option for patients with health problems that increase their risk of poor outcomes with carotid endarterectomy surgery.

Central Baptist Hospital a Top Performer in CREST Study  -  May 7, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),CREST is a randomized clinical trial to compare carotid endarterectomy -- a common operation to treat a blockage, or narrowing, of the carotid artery

CT Angiography and Diffusion-Perfusion MR Imaging in a Patient ...  -  May 9, 2007
AJNR (subscription),We describe a woman with RCVS restricted to the ipsilateral hemisphere after carotid endarterectomy. Serial CT angiography proved useful in documenting

CT Angiography and Diffusion-Perfusion MR Imaging in a Patient ...  -  May 9, 2007
AJNR (subscription),Fig 1. Neuroimaging findings in a 54-year-old woman with RCVS after CEA. A, CTA on day 1 shows attenuation and segmental narrowing of the left ACAs and MCAs

In a series focusing on medical specialties, the BBC News website ...  -  May 9, 2007
BBC News,...patients who have had TIAs and have severe disease of the carotid arteries for carotid endarterectomy - an operation to clear out the carotid artery.

Ready or Not, Here They Come: Randomized Trials Evaluating New ...  -  May 9, 2007
AJNR (subscription),Beneficial effect of carotid endarterectomy in symptomatic patients with high-grade carotid stenosis: North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy

Heart-related strokes trigger 'double-jeopardy' race against time  -  May 1, 2007
BCM News,For ischemic strokes from narrowed arteries, surgical options include carotid endarterectomy, a procedure that cleans out diseased neck blood vessels,

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology  -  May 2, 2007
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery...selective carotid angiography that was quantified according to the modified North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial formula.

House Subcommittee Hears Testimony On Bill To Help Improve Heart ...  -  May 9, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),...less likely to receive coronary interventions -- such as angioplasties and stents, as well as carotid endarterectomy procedures -- to prevent stroke."

Report finds hospitals in NY improving  -  Apr 30, 2007
Ithaca Journal,Perhaps the best example of this is Carotid endarterectomy, a surgery to remove blockages from these arteries and reduce the chance of stroke.

Several hospital mortality rates rise in area  -  Apr 29, 2007
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,He points to carotid endarterectomy, a surgery to remove blockages from these arteries and reduce the chance of stroke. In 2005, 149 hospitals performed

Aspirin Dose for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease  -  May 8, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Low-dose and high-dose acetylsalicylic acid for patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 1999;353:2179-2184.

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