While open carotid artery surgery (above) remains the gold standard, TCAR uses a small incision and a catheter to deploy a stent. A 2018 study determined stroke was the third-leading cause of death in ...

Bengaluru: Pulmonary thromboembolism affects one in 1,000 people, yet awareness of the condition—and pulmonary ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: What could precipitate a need to check an 83-year-old man’s carotid arteries for blockage? What percentage of blockage would necessitate surgery? -- W.M. ANSWER: There are two carotid ...

Carotid stent surgery is one of two procedures that can be used to treat carotid artery stenosis. This procedure is considered a less invasive option with a faster recovery time. However, it does have ...

Baltimore, MD -- A new comparison of the procedures to help prevent strokes by removing or relieving blockages in the arteries of the neck concludes they are equally effective at halting repeat ...

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 ...

A new multicentre retrospective study reports a new cerebral revascularization strategy for treating moyamoya disease that ...

Fabio Jakobsen will undergo surgery and spend at least six weeks off the bike after being diagnosed with iliac artery blood flow limitations in both of his legs. The Picnic-PostNL sprinter famously ...

St. John's Mayor Dennis O'Keefe was reported to be resting after what officials described as successful surgery to address a blocked artery. O'Keefe underwent open-heart surgery Wednesday at the ...