Atherosclerosis leading to stenosis of the internal carotid artery is the underlying cause of 8–
15% of ischaemic strokes (symptomatic carotid stenosis). 1–2% of the adult population have …

The red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a measure of red blood cell (RBC) size
heterogeneity, which is easily calculated by dividing the SD of erythrocyte volumes for the …

AR Naylor a, J.-B. Ricco a, GJ de Borst a, S. Debus a, J. de Haro a, A. Halliday a, G.
Hamilton a, J. Kakisis a, S. Kakkos a, S. Lepidi a, HS Markus a, DJ McCabe a, J. Roy a, H …

Myocardial infarction (MI) is an acute interruption of blood flow to the heart, which causes the
heart to suffer from a deficiency of blood and ischemia, so the heart muscle is damaged, and …

Background Age was reported to be an effect-modifier in four randomised controlled trials
comparing carotid artery stenting (CAS) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA), with better CEA …

Objectives The aim of this review was to carry out primary and secondary analyses of 20
randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) with carotid …

Aims: Our aim was to determine (1) periprocedural and 30-day clinical safety and efficacy of
the CGuard MicroNet-covered embolic prevention carotid stent system (MN-EPS) in routine …

Opinion statement Symptomatic carotid artery disease is a significant cause of ischemic
stroke, and these patients are at high risk for recurrent vascular events. Patients with …

Background and Purpose—Open-cell carotid artery stents are associated with a higher peri-
procedural stroke risk than closed-cell stents. However, the effect of stent design on long …

Background and Purpose—A new generation of carotid artery stents that uses a second
micromesh layer to reduce embolic events during carotid artery stenting has recently been …