Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports on the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke …

Two previous pan-European consensus meetings, the 1995 and 2006 Helsingborg
meetings, were convened to review the scientific evidence and the state of current services …

Background The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and …

Background and Purpose Carotid stenosis is arterial disease narrowing of the origin of the
internal carotid artery (main brain artery). Knowing how to best manage this is imperative …

Rupture of a vulnerable carotid plaque is an important cause of ischemic stroke. Prediction
models can support medical decision-making by estimating individual probabilities of future …

Background Guidelines recommend treating patients with an internal carotid artery near
occlusion (ICANO) with best medical therapy (BMT) based on weak evidence …

Carotid atherosclerotic disease continues to be an important cause of stroke, often disabling
or fatal. Such strokes could be largely prevented through optimal medical therapy and …

Objectives Peri-procedural ischaemic brain lesions on diffusion weighted imaging (DWI)
after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS) have been related to a …

Objective Informed debate regarding the optimal use of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for
stroke risk reduction requires contemporary assessment of both long-term risk and …

Background and aims The indications for carotid endarterectomy (CEA) are well
established. The aim of the current study was to investigate sex and race-based disparities …