To read this article for CME, click here. April 11, 2008 (updated April 14, 2008) — New results from the Stenting and Angioplasty with Protection in Patients at High Risk for Endarterectomy (SAPPHIRE) ...

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 ...

Q: I've been told I my carotid artery may produce a blockage. What can I do? A: A stroke is a serious medical emergency that can leave a person paralyzed or debilitated for life. When a stroke occurs, ...

The CGuard® Prime Carotid Stent System demonstrated the lowest 30-day and 1-year primary endpoint major adverse event rates of any pivotal study ...

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 ...

(UPDATED) Over the long term, patients with asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis who are already on good medical therapy fare comparably well whether the artery is opened with stenting or surgery, ...

Almost 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke every year. Strokes are the third most common cause of death in the US, and are frequently disabling to those who survive. These sobering numbers are despite ...

InspireMD, Inc., developer of the CGuard Prime carotid stent system for the prevention of stroke, announced that results from t ...

(HealthDay News) — Mortality risk in older Medicare patients who undergo carotid artery stenting is high, according to a report published online January 12 in JAMA Neurology. Soko Setoguchi-Iwata, MD, ...

"Further analysis of these data will certainly help us understand the best therapeutic options for patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis." The CAPTURE registry assessed ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A carotid stenting system had few adverse events for patients with carotid artery stenosis. The stroke rate was ...