Atherosclerosis leading to stenosis of the internal carotid artery is the underlying cause of 8–
15% of ischaemic strokes (symptomatic carotid stenosis). 1–2% of the adult population have …

Surgical site infection (SSI) remains a frequent and challenging complication of surgery. SSI
accounts for greater than 20% of all health care–associated infections, rivaling pneumonia …

Each section has been revised or rewritten and five new sections added:(i) management of
free floating thrombus (section 4.13),(ii) management of carotid webs (section 4.14),(iii) …

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 …

Background and Purpose: Transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) is comprised of
carotid artery stent placement with cerebral protection via proximal carotid artery clamping …

The management of extracranial cerebrovascular disease, including carotid endarterectomy
(CEA), carotid stenting and medical management is performed by several specialists …

Importance Several trials have observed higher rates of perioperative stroke following
transfemoral carotid artery stenting compared with carotid endarterectomy. Transcarotid …

Background Recent evidence from the Safety and Efficacy Study for Reverse Flow Used
During Carotid Artery Stenting Procedure (ROADSTER) multicenter trial in high-risk patients …

Objective: To compare the outcomes of TCAR with flow reversal to the gold standard CEA
using data from the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative TCAR …

Management of carotid bifurcation stenosis in stroke prevention has been the subject of
extensive investigations, including multiple randomized controlled trials. The proper …