Tag: VQI
TCAR and endarterectomy both ‘reasonable’ but stenting linked to worse outcomes...
A study examining outcomes between different carotid revascularisation procedures has concluded that transcarotid artery revascularisation (TCAR) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA) both represent a “reasonable...
New data underscore physician experience levels required to derive benefit from...
Data from a new study that maps out the levels at which adverse postoperative events decrease following transfemoral carotid artery stenting (TfCAS) based on...
Young endarterectomy patients more likely to experience restenosis and late neurological...
Data from the US Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) have indicated that younger patients (aged ≤55 years) who undergo a carotid endarterectomy (CEA) procedure face an...
DAPT at discharge reduces stroke and mortality risk versus other drug...
A recent data presentation has revealed reduced risk of stroke and mortality among transcarotid artery revascularisation (TCAR) patients who receive dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT),...
Endarterectomy and TCAR ‘continue to show superior outcomes’ to transfemoral stenting
Researchers led by a vascular team in Indianapolis found that carotid endarterectomy (CEA) remains the most-used strategy in carotid revascularisation, with CEA and transcarotid...
Silk Road Medical announces expanded Medicare coverage for TCAR in standard...
Silk Road Medical recently announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), through collaboration with the Society of Vascular Surgery’s Patient Safety...
