From 1998 to 2008, 253,651 discharge records with a procedure code for either CEA or CAS were obtained. There was an average of 300 CEA and CAS procedures performed per 100,000 discharges per year.

Over the past 15 years, we have witnessed a resurgence of surgery for prevention of ischemic stroke. Landmark trials including the North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial and the ...

One hundred CEA procedures, performed in 93 patients, were the clinical basis of this study. These cases were drawn from 122 consecutive separate hospital admissions of 115 patients over two time ...

Carotid artery stenting (CAS) incurs greater expense but provides no better clinical outcomes than carotid endarterectomy (CEA), according to a retrospective single-center analysis published online ...

Rates of carotid artery stenting (CAS) and carotid artery endarterectomy (CEA) have decreased in recent years, and for patients who do undergo either procedure, stroke rates are declining, according ...

Long-term results from the largest randomized trial of stenting and surgery have shown that the procedures are equally protective against stroke resulting from carotid artery disease. Subscribe to our ...

This is a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data regarding patients who underwent carotid endarterectomy in our surgical department between November 15 st 2012 and November 30 st 2014.

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 ...