Elective carotid artery angioplasty and stenting was initiated in the United States in 1994 by the endovascular interventional team at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Carotid stenting was ...
HOLLYWOOD, FL—A distal embolic protection device already approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in carotid artery stenting can also be applied safely in patients undergoing ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Three particular stent and embolic protection device combinations used for carotid artery stenting accounted for ...
LAS VEGAS, NV—A carotid stent with integrated embolic protection and another that investigators say is potentially “neuroprotective” are showing promising safety and efficacy data at a time when ...
High-risk surgical patients in community hospital settings can safely benefit from the use of new embolus-removing and stent-inserting systems, according to a study presented today at the American ...
WASHINGTON, DC — An embolic-protection device delivered percutaneously via the radial artery and used during transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI) in high-risk patients with aortic stenosis ...