Carotid artery disease is a form of atherosclerosis, or a buildup of plaque, in the two main arteries in the neck that supply oxygen-rich blood to the brain. Carotid artery disease develops slowly and ...

Contego Medical announced late-breaking clinical results from the PERFORMANCE III carotid stent study. At 30 days, the 146 patients in the study had no strokes or myocardial infarctions, and there ...

Silk Road Medical, Inc. SILK recently announced the launch of its ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System PLUS (NPS PLUS), which is a key component of the company’s Transcarotid Artery ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CLINTON, Okla. (KFOR) – Johann Theron ...

On February 1, the first TCAR (transcarotid artery revascularization) procedure was conducted at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital. A TCAR is an advanced procedure that places a stent into a ...

The Society for Vascular Surgery announced CMS expanded coverage for transcarotid artery revascularization to include standard surgical risk patients within its Vascular Quality Initiative TCAR ...

LANCASTER – Fairfield Medical Center is now offering TCAR (transcarotid artery revascularization), a hybrid treatment option for those living with carotid artery stenosis. The carotid arteries are a ...

Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. experiences a stroke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2022, over 165,000 people in the U.S. died from strokes. Meanwhile, strokes ...