SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silk Road Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: SILK), a company focused on reducing the risk of stroke and its devastating impact, today announced that positive ...

Among patients who are diagnosed with coexisting severe carotid disease while undergoing evaluation for open heart surgery, both carotid artery stenting (CAS) followed by surgery and concomitant ...

Nearly 1 in 10 Medicare patients who undergo carotid revascularization returns to the hospital within 30 days, according to an observational study published in the April 14, 2015, issue of the Journal ...

In a real-world population, transcarotid artery revascularization had similar outcomes to carotid endarterectomy and better outcomes than transfemoral carotid artery stenting, according to data ...

Interv Cardiol. 2009;1(1):41-49. The different publications of the above-mentioned trials were the source of many heroic debates between the protagonists and antagonists of the endovascular approach ...

Physicians now have two safe and effective options to treat their patients at risk for stroke, says a researcher who led a large national clinical trial testing surgery or use of a stent to open a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with carotid endarterectomy, transcarotid artery revascularization was associated with similar ...

The results of CREST indicate the equivalence of stenting to CEA, with the lowest rate of major stroke and death in any trial so far. The trial demonstrated fewer major strokes in the CEA group, with ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Physicians now have two safe and effective options to treat their patients at risk for stroke, says a researcher at Mayo Clinic who led a large, NIH-funded, national clinical ...

Revascularization is a procedure that can restore blood flow in blocked arteries or veins. For someone with peripheral artery disease (PAD), the operation can help ease symptoms and prevent serious ...