Carotid percutaneous transluminal angioplasty/stenting has become an accepted treatment modality for carotid artery stenosis in high-risk patients. There has been an ongoing debate regarding which ...

Study Exploring Optimization of Duplex Velocity Criteria for Diagnosis of Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) Stenosis Published Online Online first in Vascular Medicine, researchers from the Intersocietal ...

Hollywood, FL—Two experts took the stage yesterday at the International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET) 2016 to debate the merits of carotid screening, coming to the conclusion that despite ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) continues to recommend against screening the general adult population for asymptomatic carotid stenosis, maintaining its stance from 2014. “The USPSTF ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients who underwent carotid artery stenting, in-stent restenosis of at least 50% was higher than some ...

Online first in Vascular Medicine, researchers from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Vascular Testing division report findings of their multi-centered study of duplex ultrasound for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A novel dual-layer stent system was safe and effective at 12 months, according to data from the CLEAR-ROAD study ...

At the Vascular Diagnostic and Imaging Laboratory, our vascular sonographers use specialized equipment to examine the arteries and veins throughout the body. Our lab is a full-service clinical ...

Introduction: Carotid artery atherosclerosis is a recognized predictor of cardiovascular events. The coexistence of coronary atherosclerosis and cerebrovascular disease is associated with unfavorable ...

CT = computed tomography; PSV = peak systolic velocity. Nonstented vs new stented criteria: p = .007. New stented vs CT-angiography: p = .19. Nonstented vs CT-angiography: p < .0001. *Seven patients ...