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‘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…
Physicians, industry urged to tackle multifactorial stroke risk following thoracic endovascular procedures
As evidence builds on the importance of reducing the risk of stroke by removing residual air prior to thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) procedures, the onus will be on surgeons and device manufacturers to minimize this risk, attendees of CX…
Study detects no difference in adverse outcomes from balloon dilatation strategy used during TCAR
Avoiding a strategy of post-stent balloon dilation during transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) may be unnecessary—a “contradistinction” to results shown in conventional transfemoral carotid artery stenting, new research has shown. Jones Thomas, MD, an integrated vascular surgery resident at University Hospitals…
TCAR may be associated with favorable outcomes in restenotic carotid lesions, study suggests
Transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) may be associated with favorable in-hospital outcomes for the treatment of restenotic carotid lesions after carotid endarterectomy (CEA), suggests a study that also evaluated in-hospital outcomes of transfemoral carotid artery stenting (TFCAS) and redo-CEA. Writing in…
Carotid endarterectomy shows ‘improved long-term durability’ over transfemoral carotid artery stenting
An increased postoperative stroke rate associated with transfemoral carotid artery stenting “seems to extend up to five years’ follow-up” compared to carotid endarterectomy. This is the conclusion set to be presented by Kevin S. Yei, BS, of the University of…
Added benefit of carotid revascularization to modern medical care ‘needs to be revisited’, study concludes
A pooled meta-analysis found that patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis enrolled in recent randomized controlled trials (RCTs) had a lower risk of stroke after randomization than historical controls. According to authors Urs Fisch, MD, PhD, of the University of Basel,…
Walking can relieve leg pain in people with PAD
Exercise can play an important role in treating peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a recent review by Amy Harwood, PhD, from the Centre for Sport and Exercise Life Sciences at Coventry University and the faculty of health sciences at the University of…
Study finds racial disparities in acute stroke thrombectomy management
A new study has found several racial disparities after mechanical thrombectomy for stroke with respect to post-procedure management and outcomes. Vineeth Thirunavu of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, presented the data at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS)…
CEA provides inhibitive effect on stroke prevention for eight years over no surgical intervention
Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has a small but significant effect on stroke prevention through eight years compared with no surgery, investigators who carried out a cohort analysis in a large integrated health system found. A research team led by Robert Chang,…
Study identifies disparities in early revascularization for symptomatic carotid stenosis
Data from a new study carried out in Texas found disparities in those undergoing early carotid revascularization along gender, race and ethnic lines. A research team from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston demonstrated that women are less likely to…