The ACCF/AHA writing committee to create the 2011 Guideline on the Management of
Patients With Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease (ECVD) conducted a …

The aim of this new statement is to provide comprehensive and timely evidence-based
recommendations on the prevention of ischemic stroke among survivors of ischemic stroke …

Atherosclerotic stenosis of the internal carotid artery is an important cause of stroke. The aim
of this guideline is to analyse the evidence pertaining to medical, surgical and endovascular …

AR Naylor a, J.-B. Ricco a, GJ de Borst a, S. Debus a, J. de Haro a, A. Halliday a, G.
Hamilton a, J. Kakisis a, S. Kakkos a, S. Lepidi a, HS Markus a, DJ McCabe a, J. Roy a, H …

Background Carotid endarterectomy is more effective than medical management in the
prevention of stroke in patients with severe symptomatic or asymptomatic atherosclerotic …

Background Carotid stenting is less invasive than endarterectomy, but it is unclear whether it
is as safe in patients with symptomatic carotid-artery stenosis. Methods We conducted a …

Background Blunt carotid arterial injuries (BCI) have the potential for devastating outcomes.
A paucity of literature and the absence of a formal BCI grading scale have been major …

Background Results from randomised controlled trials have shown a higher short-term risk
of stroke associated with carotid stenting than with carotid endarterectomy for the treatment …

Background Carotid artery stenting is an alternative to carotid endarterectomy for the
treatment of atherosclerotic carotid artery stenosis. This review updates a previous version …

Background Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting (endovascular treatment)
can be used to treat carotid stenosis, but risks and benefits are uncertain. We therefore …