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Carotid EndarterectomyThis page contains recent news articles, when available, and an overview of Carotid Endarterectomy but does not offer medical advice. You should contact your physician with regard to any health issues or concerns.News: Carotid Endarterectomy TheHeart.OrgAfter the expanded CMS coverage decision, the use of carotid stenting increased fourfold from 2004 to 2006, while carotid endarterectomy procedures ... Timing of Carotid Endarterectomy for Patients With Symptomatic High-Grade Stenosis - Oct 29, 2009 MedscapeHow soon should carotid endarterectomy be performed after ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) in patients with high-grade stenosis? ... Managing Patients With Clinically Significant Cardiac and Carotid Artery ... - Nov 16, 2009 Archives of Surgery...carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and cardiac surgical procedures in their institution experienced a prohibitively high incidence of postoperative stroke. ... Higher Carotid Arterial Stenting Rates Linked To Poorer Clinical Outcomes - Nov 9, 2009 RedOrbitFor treatment of moderate to severe carotid stenosis, CAS is an alternative to carotid endarterectomy (CEA), a surgical procedure that opens blocked ... Off-pump CABG shows no benefit over on-pump approach: ROOBY study - Nov 4, 2009 TheHeart.Org...significant disease in other vessels, as evidenced by previous stroke, previous carotid endarterectomy surgery, or extensive calcification in the aorta. ... When to Say No to Your Doctor - Nov 13, 2009 Forbes...surgery for numerous procedures, including hysterectomy (removal of the uterus), various heart procedures and carotid endarterectomy to prevent stroke. ... Celebrate National Adoption Day - Oct 28, 2009 Sioux City JournalThe report gives Mercy five-star ratings for overall vascular surgery, carotid endarterectomy procedures, and peripheral vascular bypass surgery. 'When we began, we were almost pariahs' - Oct 30, 2009 Globe and MailThe next trial we did of carotid endarterectomy showed it was extraordinarily beneficial. Looking for evidence can show you benefits and harms. ... How To Prevent A Mini Stroke From Becoming A Major Problem - Oct 29, 2009 Medical News Today (press release)Bakhos performed a carotid endarterectomy, a surgical procedure that removes plaque from the lining of the carotid artery. Breslin, an attorney who lives in ... Darien Senior Center hosts wellness presentations - Oct 27, 2009 Connectcut PlusDr. Gagne also has extensive experience in the conventional treatments for these vascular diseases including bypass surgery and carotid endarterectomy. ... href=http://www.6minutes.com.au/articles/z1/view.asp?id=488550"End of an era for endarterectomy - Jun 29, 2009 6minutesVascular surgeons are questioning whether carotid endarterectomy still has a role in stroke prevention, saying that in the era of href=http://www.cardiosource.com/cjrpicks/CJRPick.asp?cjrID=5253"Thirty-Day Outcomes for Carotid Artery Stenting in 6320 Patients ... - Jun 24, 2009 Cardiosource...stenosis at risk for carotid endarterectomy, for whom large-scale prospective data on their outcomes with carotid endarterectomy continue to be lacking. href=http://sev.prnewswire.com/health-care-hospitals/20090707/DC4293907072009-1.html"June 2009 Mayo Clinic Health Letter Highlights Probiotics, Carotid ... - Jul 7, 2009 PR Newswire (press release)Carotid endarterectomy: This procedure is the most common surgical treatment for severe carotid artery disease. The surgeon makes an incision in the neck, href=http://www.cardiosource.com/cjrpicks/CJRPick.asp?cjrID=5246"An Analysis of Carotid Artery Stenting Procedures Performed in New ... - Jun 23, 2009 CardiosourceMethods: CAS has emerged as an alternative to carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis, but at present is only href=http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/story/709904.html"State's hospitals earn inconsistent grades - Jun 21, 2009 Buffalo NewsBuffalo General's 2.5 percent death rate for carotid endarterectomy — a procedure to remove plaque and prevent stroke — was above the state average of 0.5 href=http://sev.prnewswire.com/null/20090629/CL3900329062009-1.html"BioGlue(R) Surgical Adhesive Hits 500000 Procedure Milestone ... - Jun 29, 2009 PR Newswire (press release)...valve replacements and aortic dissections, as well as peripheral vascular procedures, such as carotid endarterectomy, and arteriovenous access. href=http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=20&storycode=4123069&c=3"Investigation: GPs cope with fallout from private screening explosion - Jun 23, 2009 PulseBut in certain areas, like asymptomatic carotid endarterectomy for carotid stenosis, there is a very small advantage from having surgery. href=http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/704766"The Role of Aspirin in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women - Jun 25, 2009 MedscapeAspirin resistance among long-term aspirin users after carotid endarterectomy and controls: flow cytometric measurement of aspirin-induced platelet href=http://www.emediawire.com/releases/neurosurgery-long-island/brain-surgery/prweb2530094.htm"Stroke Intervention Symposium Discusses Latest Therapies from ... - Jun 30, 2009 Emediawire (press release)...intracranial stent and is also the only neurosurgeon in Nassau and Queens who performs carotid endarterectomy and extranial-intracranial bypass. Better 30-day outcomes with carotid endarterectomy than stenting - 06 Feb 2009 TheHeart.Org,Watertown, MA - Data from a national registry suggest that outcomes at 30 days are better with carotid endarterectomy (CEA) than with carotid artery Managed care plans do little to rein in costs, Dallas doctor's ... - Jan 31, 2009 Dallas Morning News,He said he also chose carotid endarterectomy because it's a surgery for which managed care plans routinely require pre-certification to weed out patients What's the evidence for carotid endarterectomy? - Jan 21, 2009 guardian.co.uk,In: The Cochrane Library. Update Software, Oxford, UK. Rothwell PM. ACST: which subgroups will benefit most from carotid endarterectomy? Lancet. Urgent Carotid Endarterectomy The Role of Serial Ultrasound ... - Jan 23, 2009 Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)Beyond established criteria for carotid endarterectomy (CEA), additional plaque histologic features such as a large lipid core, fibrous cap rupture, Study: Medicare managed care plans may not control costs - Feb 2, 2009 FierceHealthcare,...chief of medicine Dr. Ethan Halm, examines differences in care for 11400 Medicare patients who received a carotid endarterectomy over a 10 year period. Neovasc Announces Agreement With LeMaitre Vascular for Exclusive ... - Jan 26, 2009 PR Newswire (press release),The strip is well-suited for use in carotid endarterectomy as well as other precision vascular applications. Under the terms of the agreement, Carotid Artery Stenting has Increased Rates of Postprocedure ... - Jan 12, 2009 Cardiosource,Study Question: What is the relative safety of carotid artery stenting (CAS) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in patients undergoing treatment across the State hospitals' mortality rates available online - Jan 31, 2009 Inside Bay Area,...acute stroke, gastrointestinal hemorrhage and carotid endarterectomy, a procedure in which fatty deposits and clots are removed from the carotid artery. Mortality Rates for California Hospitals Released - Jan 26, 2009 HealthNews,...pancreatic resection, craniotomy, carotid endarterectomy, and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; and three indicators of in-hospital deaths WL Gore & Associates enrolls first patient in carotid stenting study - Jan 20, 2009 Pharmaceutical Business Review...safety and efficacy of the Gore embolic filter for neuroprotection during carotid artery stenting in patients at high risk for carotid endarterectomy. California Hospitals’ Death Rates Vary Widely - Jan 22, 2009 EfluxMedia News,The list of surgical procedures examined in the report includes: esophageal resection, pancreatic resection, craniotomy, carotid endarterectomy, General Anaesthesia Versus Local Anaesthesia for Carotid Surgery ... - Jan 20, 2009 Cardiosource,Anesthetic choice in carotid endarterectomy would appear to be important for personal preference only. James B. Froehlich, MD, FACC. Report Ranks Cottage Hospital Death Rates - Jan 29, 2009 The Santa Barbara Independent,...for four — brain surgery, acute stroke, balloon angioplasty, and carotid endarterectomy, the last being the removal of plaque from the carotid artery. What treatments work for preventing another stroke? - Jan 21, 2009 guardian.co.uk,If you have severe blockages in the blood vessels in your neck, having an operation to remove the blockages (called a carotid endarterectomy) can help Poor marks for Valley hospitals - Jan 21, 2009 Fresno Bee,...total -- for patients suffering from acute stroke, hip fractures and a procedure for clearing blockage from the carotid artery (carotid endarterectomy). Hospital death data released - Jan 22, 2009 Long Beach Press-Telegram,...pancreatic resection, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, hip fracture, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and carotid endarterectomy. Hospitals dispute death data - Jan 22, 2009 Contra Costa Times,Other medical conditions and procedures analyzed by the state include esophageal resections, acute stroke, hip fractures and carotid endarterectomy, County's hospitals' mortality rates tallied - Jan 23, 2009 The Salinas Californian,The hospitals did not have cases in the other five procedures and conditions of esophageal and pancreatic resections, craniotomy, carotid endarterectomy and Report shows Sierra View District Hospital with improved rating - Jan 22, 2009 Porterville Recorder,In 2006, SVDH received a “worse� rating in acute stroke, hip Fracture and carotid endarterectomy. The other five areas addressed in the report include Study Examines Impact of Managed Care on Stroke Prevention Surgery - 29 Dec 2008 Newswise (press release)Our study shows that in the case of carotid endarterectomy, managed-care plans failed to deliver on this promise. The plan did not have a positive impact on Factors Associated With Stroke or Death After Carotid ... - Dec 4, 2008 Cardiosource,Study Question: What are the predictors of stroke and mortality in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA)? Methods: The authors assessed the Carotid Stenting for Patients With Coexisting Carotid and Coronary ... - Dec 8, 2008 Archives of NeurologyCarotid endarterectomy is an established treatment for preventing stroke associated with high-grade carotid stenosis. 2-4 Carotid angioplasty with stenting Boston Scientific Initiates Carotid Stent Clinical Study - Dec 18, 2008 MarketWatchThese patients were considered high risk for carotid endarterectomy (CEA), the surgical treatment for carotid artery disease, because they had either Carotis-Endarteriektomie auch unter Vollnarkose sicher - Dec 2, 2008 Deutsches Ärzteblatt,Die General Anaesthesia versus Local Anaesthesia for Carotid Endarterectomy oder GALA-Studie sollte eine unter Gefäßchirurgen und Anästhesisten seit langem Carotid Endarterectomy and Statin Therapy in the Management of ... - Nov 11, 2008 Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Carotid endarterectomy is a safe and effective means of reducing neurological complications, including the risk of stroke, 1 in the types of cases of severe Age and Race Play Role in Outcome After Carotid Surgery - Nov 6, 2008 MedPage Today,6 -- A carotid endarterectomy after age 80, particularly for non-white patients, elevates the risk for stroke or death, researchers here found in a cohort Boston Scientific gets FDA approval for new stent - Oct 23, 2008 Forbes,Most patients with carotid artery disease are treated with carotid endarterectomy, a surgical procedure involving an incision in the neck and removal of the VIA Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results of Phase 2 Studies ... - Nov 9, 2008 FOXBusinessThe second trial, the carotid endarterectomy (CEA) trial, missed its primary endpoint of percentage reduction in macrophage inflammatory cells in plaque New honours for a history-making Londoner - Nov 12, 2008 Londoner,The research study that has received the lion’s share of his attention however was the North American symptomatic carotid endarterectomy trial in the Surgery unnecessary for 95 percent of those with asymptomatic ... - Oct 24, 2008 Science Centric,...medical therapy including medications and lifestyle modifications. Only the ones with microemboli would benefit from carotid endarterectomy or stenting.' Advanced Age a Key Factor in Survival and Stroke after Carotid ... - Nov 6, 2008 SeniorJournal.com,These findings seem to counter another study released last month that found the procedure - carotid endarterectomy - should not be considered unsafe for Via Pharmaceuticals reports positive data from Phase II ... - Nov 10, 2008 Pharmaceutical Business ReviewThe second trial, the carotid endarterectomy (CEA) trial, missed its primary endpoint of percentage reduction in macrophage inflammatory cells in plaque Robarts co-founder receives Karolinska Stroke Award - Oct 29, 2008 Western News,For younger colleagues, he was an enthusiastic coordinator of the North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial (NASCET). Together with a European Canadian Neurologist Receives Karolinska Stroke Award - Oct 29, 2008 Medical News Today (press release),He coordinated the North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial (NASCET). Together with a European study of similar design the NASCET provided CD40 Ligand+ Microparticles From Human Atherosclerotic Plaques ... - Oct 22, 2008 Cardiosource,Methods: MPs were isolated from carotid endarterectomy specimens obtained from 26 patients and then characterized by phosphatidylserine exposure and VIA Pharmaceuticals Announces Conference Call and Webcast to ... - Nov 6, 2008 Earthtimes (press release),...(ACS) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA) trials presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2008 on Sunday, November 9 . Kanadensisk neurolog får Karolinska Stroke Award - Oct 30, 2008 Newsdesk (pressmeddelande),Han koordinerade studien NASCET (North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial). Tillsammans med en europeisk studie med liknande utformning gav Endarterectomy Versus Angioplasty in Patients With Symptomatic ... - Sep 21, 2008 Cardiosource,The goal of the trial was to evaluate whether carotid artery stenting (CAS) was noninferior to carotid endarterectomy (CEA) among patients with symptomatic Surgery a waste for most with clogged carotids but no stroke signs ... - Sep 24, 2008 The Canadian Press,..."Only the ones with microemboli would benefit from carotid endarterectomy or stenting." An endarterectomy is the surgery to rid the carotid arteries of Angioplasty With Stenting is an Alternative to Endarterectomy for ... - Sep 5, 2008 DG NewsIn the first study, researchers from the Stent-Protected Angioplasty Versus Carotid Endarterectomy (SPACE) trial assessed the efficacy of stenting or Carotid endarterectomy safe and effective in medically high-risk ... - Sep 1, 2008 Medicexchange,Patients who are considered "high risk" can undergo carotid endarterectomy (CEA) just as safely as other patients, and the operation is successful in Angioplasty and endarterectomy comparable in preventing ... - Sep 8, 2008 Medicexchange,In patients with symptomatic carotid stenoses, stent-protected angioplasty and carotid endarterectomy are associated with similar rates of ipsilateral Endarterectomy Alternative Found In Angioplasty With Stenting - Sep 9, 2008 Medical News Today,In order to investigate the long-term effects of stenting, the Stent-Protected Angioplasty Versus Carotid Endarterectomy (SPACE) investigators examined Carotid Artery Surgery in Dead Heat with Angioplasty and Stenting - Sep 5, 2008 MedPage Today,5 -- Medium-term efficacy is about the same for carotid endarterectomy versus angioplasty and stenting, said researchers here and in Germany. 2 Techniques Found Effective in Carotid Artery Narrowing - Sep 7, 2008 Washington Post,SATURDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- In the treatment of patients with symptomatic narrowing (stenosis) of the carotid artery, angioplasty with stenting VIA Pharmaceuticals to Present at American Heart Association ... - Sep 15, 2008 Biloxi Sun Herald,...the company's Phase 2 trials of VIA-2291 in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) surgery, VIA Pharmaceuticals to Present at American Heart Association ... - Sep 15, 2008 Earthtimes (press release),...the company's Phase 2 trials of VIA-2291 in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) surgery, Hospital Implements National Comprehensive Stroke Center Model ... - Sep 5, 2008 Newswise (press release)Outcomes measures included morbidity and mortality rates for stroke, cerebral aneurysm, diagnostic/therapeutic imaging, carotid endarterectomy and stent Endoarterectomia o stent nelle stenosi carotidee? - Sep 18, 2008 Pillole.org,Clinical results of carotid artery stenting compared with carotid endarterectomy. 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