Although iliac artery (IA) endarterectomy has largely been replaced by bypass and endovascular options, open endarterectomy continues to play an important role in selected patterns of occlusive ...

RECONSTRUCTIVE arterial surgery has now progressed to a time when the majority of patients with ischemic disease of the lower extremities, associated with either complete or partial large-vessel ...

In select patients, common femoral artery stenting appears to be reasonably safe and effective, according to recent findings. In the longitudinal, intention-to-treat study, researchers reviewed a ...

Carotid endarterectomy is more effective than medical management in the prevention of stroke in patients with severe symptomatic or asymptomatic atherosclerotic carotid-artery stenosis. Stenting with ...

A carotid endarterectomy removes plaque from one of two arteries that move blood to your head in order to prevent complications. You have two carotid arteries in your neck that bring blood into your ...

In patients with common femoral artery disease, balloon angioplasty plus stenting if needed achieves acceptable restenosis and target lesion revascularization (TLR) rates at 1 year. The results render ...

In a new article, researchers review the most current data available, especially the results of two recent, widely anticipated randomized studies, and provid a new analysis of the two major ...

Stenting may be an alternative to open endarterectomy for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis. The Endarterectomy versus Angioplasty in Patients with Symptomatic Severe Carotid Stenosis (EVA-3S) ...

Twenty-three patients (4 female and 19 male) were included in the study, with an average age of 63 years (age range 47-82 years). Two of these patients had undergone bilateral IA endarterectomy but at ...