Elective carotid artery angioplasty and stenting was initiated in the United States in 1994 by the endovascular interventional team at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Carotid stenting was ...

"The reasons for these findings likely represent our lack of a complete understanding of the factors involved in no-reflow/distal embolization phenomena." The use of a distal embolic protection device ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Emboliner embolic protection device showed noninferiority vs. the Sentinel device during TAVR. The new ...

Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital have shown that combining distal protection devices with the prophylactic use of the drug nicardipine can reduce the risk of complications following ...

A device designed to remove embolic material—fragments of tissue that can be released into the bloodstream during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)—did not result in a reduction in the ...

High Hopes for High-Risk Stroke Patients New stroke treatments using distal embolic protection devices are all the rage in the vascular community, but are they more hype than hope?

A device designed to remove embolic material—fragments of tissue that can be released into the bloodstream during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)—did not result in a reduction in the ...

WASHINGTON -- The Neuroguard carotid stent system, with its integrated embolic filter, continued to show good results at 2 years for people with carotid artery stenosis deemed poor candidates for ...

LAS VEGAS, NV—A carotid stent with integrated embolic protection and another that investigators say is potentially “neuroprotective” are showing promising safety and efficacy data at a time when ...