In patients undergoing carotid artery stenting, use of a new-generation dual-layer stent significantly reduced periprocedural cerebral embolism compared with a conventional stent, in a new randomized ...

The different geometries and working principles of carotid stents (nitinol or cobalt chromium, open- or closed-cell configuration) provide each product with unique functional properties. The ...

Johns Hopkins surgeons say skipping one commonly taken step during a routine procedure to insert a wire mesh stent into a partially blocked carotid artery appears to prevent patients from developing ...

For patients who have soft, lipid-rich carotid plaques that are prone to prolapse during stent implantation, combining proximal embolic protection with newer double-layer stents reduces the risk of ...

A review of scientific studies that compares two treatments for preventing strokes due carotid artery disease provides no clear answer on which treatment is better, a UT Southwestern Medical Center ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA approved a new carotid stent system, Protégé Rx, for the treatment of carotid artery disease in patients ...

MIAMI, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InspireMD, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: NSPR), developer of the CGuard Prime Carotid Stent System for the prevention of stroke, today announced that the U.S.

SOMERSET, N.J., May 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Terumo Interventional Systems (TIS), a division of Terumo Corporation, is pleased to announce the early commercial availability of its FDA-approved ...

Carotid artery stenting is an effective option for high risk patients who are not eligible for surgery, according to a long-term study. Carotid artery disease, which involves clogging of the arteries ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Implanting a device called a stent in neck arteries is more likely to cause a stroke or death than surgically removing life-threatening blockages, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

If the patient is getting recurrent TIAs, MRI-angiography is done and it will be noticed that there is no stroke in the brain but the artery is getting blocked nearly completely, then, the stroke can ...