The purpose of this commentary is to critically examine the CREST-2 results, discuss their implications for clinical decision-making for asymptomatic carotid artery disease, and guide clinicians ...

Improvements in medical therapy, carotid-artery stenting, and carotid endarterectomy call into question the preferred management of asymptomatic carotid stenosis. Whether adding revascularization to ...

Coronary artery spasms temporarily tighten the arteries that wrap around your heart. Your coronary arteries are blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to your entire heart muscle. The artery walls ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 71-year-old male. I had a heart attack at age 50, and my doctor inserted four stents in my heart. I was overweight at that time, and the doctor told me if I do not change my ...

Pennsylvania heart specialists welcomed the results of a decade-long study reinforcing their belief in minimally invasive ...

For patients with high-grade carotid stenosis without recent symptoms, the addition of stenting is associated with a reduced risk for a composite of perioperative stroke or death or ipsilateral stroke ...

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 ...

An international study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that for people with severe carotid artery narrowing who haven't experienced recent stroke symptoms, a minimally invasive procedure ...

Carotid stenting is a procedure in which a surgeon treats plaque from the carotid arteries and inserts a stent to hold them open. It is a minimally invasive treatment for carotid artery stenosis. The ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 71-year-old male. I had a heart attack at age 50, and my doctor inserted four stents in my heart. I was overweight at that time, and the doctor told me if I do not change my ...