In the first large randomized trial to prospectively assess cognition, carotid revascularization shows no cognitive advantage over intensive medical therapy alone.

CREST-2 may end routine CEA for asymptomatic carotid stenosis, but its message is nuanced, raising new questions about ...

Carotid revascularization did not lead to better cognitive performance compared with intensive medical therapy alone, according ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Carotid endarterectomy in elderly patients decreased the risk for stroke, transient ischemic attack or stroke ...

Improving blood flow to the brain by opening a narrowed neck artery may not improve patients' cognitive skills, according to ...

Provided centers have perioperative stroke and mortality rates <3%, CEA may be superior to nonoperative management in asymptomatic patients with 60–99% carotid stenosis by duplex scanning To assess ...

When performed within the first 7 days of ischemic symptoms, carotid artery stenting (CAS) carries a higher risk of death or stroke at 30 days than carotid endarterectomy (CEA), but the difference is ...

Stenting has increasingly been used for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis, although it is still unknown whether it is as safe and successful as carotid endarterectomy. Several studies have been ...

LAS VEGAS, NV—Asymptomatic women with carotid artery disease have fewer ipsilateral strokes over the long term when treated with carotid artery stenting (CAS) compared with carotid endarterectomy (CEA ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis requiring intervention, there was no difference in 5-year ...

Sonolysis, an application of therapeutic ultrasound, reduced periprocedural cerebrovascular events during carotid endarterectomy. The safety profile of sonolysis was supported by a reported lack of ...

Procedures that remove plaque from a narrowed carotid artery in the neck or prop the artery open with a stent did not appear ...