Michael Dunn expected to hear that he needed major surgery after doctors detected plaque buildup in his right carotid ...

InspireMD, in partnership with NAMSA, is set to initiate the pivotal, single-arm CGUARDIANS II study to assess the CGuard ...

The burden of cardiovascular diseases among smokers is profoundly evident. Cigarette smoking, a leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality, exerts a particularly pernicious impact on the ...

Coronary artery bypass grafts are the most lucrative cardiology procedures for hospitals nationwide, according to research from Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania's Leonard Davis Institute ...

InspireMD (NSPR) and NAMSA announced that, pursuant to a previously announced strategic outsourcing partnership, the companies are working ...

InspireMD, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSPR), developer of the CGuard™ Prime Carotid Stent System for the prevention of stroke related to ...

The recently approved device simplifies operator manipulations by loading a balloon and filter onto the stent.

Removing a blood clot from a large brain artery, then injecting the clot-dissolving drug tenecteplase into the artery ...

Background: Patients with atrial fibrillation were excluded from clinical trials evaluating carotid artery stent(CAS) or carotid endarterectomy ... atrial fibrillation patients irrespective of which ...

Embolic protection devices prevent stroke during the procedure ... in our service will opt for stents with a closed-cell design (Carotid Wallstent, NexStent, X-Act) in lesions with a high ...

treat blocked arteries and coronary artery disease (CAD). Stents are a less invasive option, while CABG is a major surgery. Your healthcare provider will consider how many blockages you have and where ...

Among them, 47 patients (83.9%) received carotid artery stenting, and 9 (16.1%) received carotid endarterectomy. The mean age was 65.34 ± 9.65 years. The axial length was 23.68 ± 0.82 and 23.70 ± 0.85 ...