Clinical Trial of Minimally Invasive Stenting System for Carotid Arteries ...
Newswise (press release)
Newswise — Patients who suffer from plaque-related narrowing of a carotid artery but are not good candidates for open surgery may be eligible to participate ...
Patients Recently Suffering Non-Severe Strokes May be Eligible for Clinical ...Newswise (press release)

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Proximal Cerebral Protection Device Increases Safety of Carotid Stenting
TCTMD
By LA McKeown Use of a proximal cerebral protection device during carotid artery stenting achieves a significantly reduced risk of stroke, death, ...



Retired NFL players' arteries may not be so healthy
Reuters
In the general population, by contrast, only about one in ten men have carotid plaques. "These elite athletes have the same amount of artery disease as ...

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Carotid artery surgery, stents called effective
Boston Globe
Patients whose clogged carotid arteries restrict the blood flowing to their brains have had limited choices for avoiding what is sometimes called a “brain ...
Study finds artery-widening stents as good as surgery in preventing strokesThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Study Finds Stents Effective in Preventing StrokesNew York Times
Stroke study puts 2 procedures on equal footingLos Angeles Times
Palm Beach Post (blog) -Cardiology Today -Wall Street Journal
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Stents To Prevent Strokes
WXYZ
So Richard was scheduled to have a stent placed in his left carotid artery to clear a blockage in the blood vessel leading to his brain. ...



Device Advances Interventional Radiology Treatment to Clear Blocked Carotid ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Using a new FDA-approved cerebral protection device during carotid artery stenting effectively reduces and captures particles released during the stenting ...
SIR: Low Event Rate with Stroke Prevention DeviceMedPage Today
New Embolic Protection Device Yields Good Results During Carotid Stenting ...DG News

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Big Studies On Neck-Artery Stents Show Different Findings
Wall Street Journal
Carotid arteries, located on each side of the neck, are the main blood-flow conduits to the brain. They can become clogged with gunk, just like heart ...

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How to reduce the risk of heart attack that kills Peter Graves
Food Consumer
Dr. Iris Shai, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel and colleagues compared the carotid vessel volume, and carotid artery thickness and weigh loss ...

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The Hindu

Popular Diet Plans Can Unclog Arteries
BusinessWeek
After two years, the researchers found that dieters experienced a significant 5 percent reduction in average carotid artery wall volume and a 1.1 percent ...
Diets 'can reverse artery damage'The Press Association
Three Diets Reverse Blocked ArteriesIndyPosted (blog)
Low-fat, Mediterranean and low-carb diets 'help heart'BBC News
TheMedGuru -Nursing in Practice -Softpedia
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ModernMedicine

New carotid artery stenting device studied
UPI.com
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 3 (UPI) -- US scientists say a multicenter study has determined a new embolic protection device for use during carotid artery ...
Embolic Protection Device May Be Beneficial After Stenting FiberNet device ...ModernMedicine
NIH stroke study finds stenting and surgery safe, effectivenewjerseynewsroom.com
Too much evidence?MedPage Today (blog)

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