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ROADSTER 3 provides key evidence that ‘goes beyond registry data’ on TCAR-related stroke rates
Thirty-day results from the ROADSTER 3 study have demonstrated that transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) is a safe and effective approach in patients who are deemed to be standard risk for experiencing adverse events related to carotid endarterectomy (CEA). These findings…
Rates of stroke, death and myocardial infarction post-TCAR do not differ by patient sex
While sex disparities regarding the outcomes of carotid revascularization have “long been a concern,” new prospective data published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS) indicate that no such disparity exists between male and female patients treated with transcarotid artery…
TCAR: First patient enrolled in ROADSTER 3 post-approval study
Silk Road Medical has announced enrollment of the first patient in ROADSTER 3, which the company claims is the the first prospective, multicenter, single-arm study to assess real-world treatment of standard surgical risk patients with carotid artery disease using transcarotid…
Silk Road to evaluate TCAR in standard surgical risk patients with ROADSTER 3 study
Silk Road Medical today announced a post-market study to evaluate the transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) system in the treatment of standard surgical risk patients with carotid artery disease. The ROADSTER 3 study will fulfill the US Food and Drug Administration’s…
‘TCAR yields high technical success with an extraordinarily low stroke and death rate at one year’
Outcomes in a cohort of patients who consented to one year of follow-up after transcarotid revascularization (TCAR) treatment for carotid stenosis in the ROADSTER 2 trial showed a 97.4% rate of technical success, no incidences of ipsilateral stroke and a…
Study: The ‘successful’ operation of TCAR in a community practice setting
A research team in Dallas demonstrated the successful operation of transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) in a community practice setting, reporting results in line with large-scale TCAR trials. Among the 279 TCAR procedures the investigators analyzed, they found a major adverse…