These guidelines will be updated every four years. Vascular centres are encouraged to audit
implementations made as a result of the guidelines. Audit cycles should be repeated 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 …

Background Carotid artery stenting has been used effectively to treat internal carotid artery
stenosis since 1989 (Mathias et al. in World J Surg. 25 (3): 328-34, 2001), with refined and …

Background The dual-layer nitinol CASPER stent was designed to prevent plaque prolapse
into its strut and periprocedural stroke. Objective To conduct a clinical trial for government …

Purpose Silent new ischemic cerebral lesions (sNICL) detected by diffusion-weighted
imaging (DWI) are common after carotid artery stenting (CAS). As part of the …

Purpose: To evaluate patients characteristics, procedural details, perioperative outcomes,
and midterm results of carotid artery stenting (CAS) performed with the Roadsaver/Casper …

Background The association between stent design and outcomes after carotid artery
stenting (CAS) has remained controversial. The available data are conflicting regarding the …

Metals have been investigated as biomaterials for a wide range of medical applications. At
nanoscale, some metals, such as gold nanoparticles, exhibit plasmonics, which have …

Carotid stenosis is responsible for approximately 15% of ischemic strokes. Carotid
revascularization significantly decreases patients' stroke risk. Carotid endarterectomy has …

Peripheral arterial diseases affect a significant portion of the global population, fostering
research to find innovative and effective solutions to improve people's life. A primary focus …