Current guidelines for primary and secondary prevention of stroke in patients with carotid
atherosclerosis are based on the quantification of the degree of stenosis and symptom …

Carotid ultrasonography is useful for the assessments of the risk stratification for stroke or
coronary artery disease, because it is a simple, repeatable, and noninvasive procedure. The …

Abstract The European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR) is the European
specialist society of cardiac and vascular imaging. This society's highest priority is the …

Background Stroke/death rates within 30 days of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid
artery stenting (CAS) in RCTs inform current clinical guidelines. However, the risks may …

Carotid artery stenosis is a leading cause of ischemic stroke. While management of
symptomatic carotid stenosis is well established, the optimal approach in asymptomatic …

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 …

Objective—Key augmented processes in atherosclerosis have been identified, whereas less
is known about downregulated pathways. Here, we applied a systems biology approach to …

Objective Transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) has emerged as an alternative to
transfemoral carotid artery stenting (tfCAS). We investigated the proportion of carotid arteries …

Objectives The aim was to determine current practice for the treatment of carotid stenosis
among 12 countries participating in the International Consortium of Vascular Registries …

Background: There is uncertainty whether elderly patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis
have higher rates of adverse events following carotid endarterectomy. In trials, recurrent …