Tag: VAM 2023
Observational study addresses ‘ongoing debate’ around intervention in asymptomatic carotid patients
Alessandro Gregio (University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy) recently presented midterm results from the Carotid asymptomatic stenosis observational study during the first of two Society...
Revascularisation capable of improving mood in depressed patients with carotid atherosclerosis
A prospective study has demonstrated that carotid intervention can improve mood in depressed patients with advanced carotid disease, in addition to enabling cognitive improvements...
Carotid endarterectomy associated with less reintervention than stenting in first six...
A durability study that looks at reintervention risk among patients treated with carotid endarterectomy (CEA) versus carotid artery stenting (CAS) procedures established that CEA...
Study finds carotid stent fracture rate to be negligible but long-term...
Findings that consider the incidence of carotid stent fractures and their impact on stent durability were elucidated by Neeta Karani (Bronson Healthcare, Kalamazoo, USA)...
Safety benefits mean TCAR may be preferable approach in radiation-induced carotid...
A study presented recently at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM; 14–17 June, National Harbor, USA) has found that the long-term outcomes of transcarotid artery...
More research needed but lithotripsy plus TCAR ‘an answer’ in certain...
Earlier this year, researchers debuted single-centre experiences indicating that intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) may be able to expand transcarotid artery revascularisation (TCAR) into patients with...
