Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death and the number one cause of long-term disability
in the United States. Carotid stenosis is an important cause of ischemic strokes, accounting …

Purpose: To assess the effectiveness, technical aspects, handling, and safety of the
micromesh Roadsaver Carotid Artery Stent in the treatment of atherosclerotic carotid artery …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hypotension and bradycardia are common in carotid
artery stenting (CAS) and are particularly worrisome in the high risk patient who is typically …

Background and aims Emergent stent placement may be required during
neurothrombectomy. Our aim was to investigate the incidence, predictors and clinical …

Object Hemodynamic instability may complicate carotid angioplasty and stenting in up to
40% of patients. The authors have previously demonstrated that primary self-expanding …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The use of cerebral protection during CAS in the treatment
of carotid artery disease is matter of controversy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate …

Objectives: This study evaluated the safety and performance of the Paladin System, a novel
angioplasty balloon with an integrated embolic protection filter designed to increase embolic …

Background: Ionizing radiation remains a well-known risk factor of carotid artery stenosis.
The survival rates of head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy have risen …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The use of cerebral protection during CAS is an extended
practice. Paradoxically it is open to question because it can lead to potential embolic …

Purpose This retrospective study aimed to compare the effectiveness of the embolization
prevention mechanism of two types of embolic protection device (EPD)—a distal protection …