The most effective treatment for carotid artery stenosis is carotid endarterectomy (CEA). To date, randomized trials of this procedure versus best medical care have excluded patients aged 80 years ...

Intraoperative sonolysis reduces stroke complications Ultrasonography as a diagnostic modality for the diagnosis and surveillance of carotid stenosis has been a mainstay of clinical practice for ...

CEA = carotid endarterectomy; CI = confidence interval.

For patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy, sonolysis is safe and results in a significant reduction in the composite ...

Endarterectomy (also called carotid endarterectomy, carotid artery surgery) is a surgical procedure used to open a blocked or narrowed carotid artery located in the neck. This procedure is used to ...

Carotid artery disease, also called carotid artery stenosis, occurs when the carotid arteries, the main blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood to the brain, become narrowed. The narrowing of the ...

The first, a carotid endarterectomy, has been used for decades and involves cutting along the neck, opening the artery and removing plaque. Once plaque is removed, the artery is closed with a patch.