Baltimore, MD -- A new comparison of the procedures to help prevent strokes by removing or relieving blockages in the arteries of the neck concludes they are equally effective at halting repeat ...

Aug. 31 -- FRIDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The latest results from the longest-running study yet confirm that surgery is better than artery-opening angioplasty in preventing strokes caused by ...

Patients treated by doctors who were paid in the traditional fee-for-service system “were significantly more likely” to face carotid artery surgery than if treated by doctors paid a salary, according ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A combination of angioplasty and stenting are as good as the gold ...

The risk of having a future stroke caused by a severe blockage in an artery in the neck that is not currently causing any symptoms is so low that most patients with this condition—asymptomatic carotid ...

Improving blood flow to the brain by opening a narrowed neck artery may not improve patients' cognitive skills, according to ...

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DEAR DR. ROACH: What could precipitate a need to check an 83-year-old man’s carotid arteries for blockage? What percentage of blockage would necessitate surgery? -- W.M. ANSWER: There are two carotid ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people found to have a symptomless buildup of plaque in their neck arteries, intensive medical therapy, not surgery, should be tried first, researchers conclude based ...

On the day before your treatment, you may be asked to withhold some of your blood pressure medication. This is so it does not interfere with the blood pressure response during the actual stent ...

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 ...

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