Among patients who received expedited carotid endarterectomy, early administration of dual antiplatelet therapy decreased recurrent neurological events and spontaneous embolization before the ...

Carotid artery is the blood vessel that supplies oxygen-rich blood to the brain. Stenosis of this artery leads to impaired blood flow to the brain and altered blood-brain barrier properties, which can ...

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 ...

A carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a surgical procedure to remove fatty deposits from the carotid arteries. These are the two main arteries that supply blood to the brain, face, and neck. They are on ...

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 ...