www.medpagetoday.com SAN ANTONIO — Results from the largest randomized trial to date comparing angioplasty and carotid artery stenting to endarterectomy for treatment of symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis suggest there are no significant differences between the two treatments. Those results from the long-awaited CREST trial were reported at a late-breaking clinical trials session at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference here and provide a different perspective from the ISCC trial findings reported yesterday online in Lancet Neurology. In this MedPage Today InFocus™ report, Ralph Sacco, MD, of the University of Miami, reviews the CREST findings and their clinical implications. Sacco, who is president-elect of the American Heart Association, told executive editor Peggy Peck that the CREST results are not the final word on the two techniques, but the results are reassuring for clinicians who support carotid stenting.
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Two common treatments for carotid artery stenosis each carry their own risks of adverse events, according to a comparative study published in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Here is some information about carotid artery stenosis and its treatment: • The condition refers to a narrowing in the carotid arteries, which are located in the neck and are the primary source of blood for the brain • It can be treated with stenting, in which a small metal tube is placed in the artery to hold open the narrowed area • It can also be treated with endarterectomy, in which the plaque that is causing the narrowing is removed Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville randomly assigned over 2500 individuals with carotid artery stenosis to be treated with either stenting or endarterectomy. The investigators followed-up the patients to see who experienced adverse events known to be associated with these procedures, including stroke, heart attack, and death. Importantly, both procedures were generally found to be safe and effective. The overall estimated risk of stroke, heart attack, or death during the four years following each procedure was similar for both groups of patients. Looking at the risk for individual adverse events on their own, however, revealed that stented patients were more likely to experience a stroke while those who underwent endarterectomy were more likely to experience a heart attack. These differences were primarily apparent during the …
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In this short video, Dr. Brajesh Lal discusses some of the exciting changes occurring in the management of vascular disease. As a specialist in this field, Dr. Lal provides his insights and opinions about the new treatment options now available to vascular disease patients and what these new approaches mean for future patient outcomes. Dr. Lal addresses the benefits of combining different approaches to vascular disease management to formulate the most optimal method of treatment for each individual patient. He emphasizes the importance of receiving treatment from a vascular specialist who is able to offer a variety of treatment options — namely medical management, stenting and surgery — to ensure that patients receive the most unbiased medical opinion available and the best combined management possible. Related Links: Dr. Brajesh Lal www.umm.edu Maryland Vascular Center www.umm.edu Vascular Disease Screening www.umm.edu Podcast: Endarterectomy vs. Stent www.umm.edu Physicians and Staff www.umm.edu Distributed by Tubemogul.
Carotid Endaterectomy with Leica HM500 Headmounted Microscope (former Varioscope M5) – So
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This is an operation of carotid endarterectomy with the eversion technique under cervical block anesthesia, on a patient with a symptomatic severe carotid stenosis.
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